Bug#919543: apt: when installing with deb file, prerm maintainer script doesn't pass new-package-name before it's replaced due to conflict
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:03:01AM +0800, Allen wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 1.2.19 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > > I am creating a deb packages which will replace another package. And before > the > old package are removed, I want to check whether the package is remove due to > **replace** operation or a simple **uninstall** operation. > > In man page of `deb-prerm`, I found that when a package is replaced due to > conflict, the prerm script of old package can be called in the following way: > `prerm remove in-favour new-package new-version`. > > Therefore, I add some script in prerm of old package and opreate with the > shell > script variables. If I use `dpkg` to install these .deb packages, it will work > perfectly. However, it does not pass any new package information if I use > `apt` > to install these packages. > > Is it an existing bug? I have searched for a while and have not found any > relevant content. So, I don't think this ever worked. It's best to ignore this exists. While it is documented, it cannot really happen in practice, as apt first does the remove and then the install; in two separate invocations of dpkg. It's unlikely that this will change in the near future, either. It's also completely unreliable in case you have multiple conflicts across packages, so I think we should just get rid of it completely. -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en
Bug#919543: apt: when installing with deb file, prerm maintainer script doesn't pass new-package-name before it's replaced due to conflict
Package: apt Version: 1.2.19 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I am creating a deb packages which will replace another package. And before the old package are removed, I want to check whether the package is remove due to **replace** operation or a simple **uninstall** operation. In man page of `deb-prerm`, I found that when a package is replaced due to conflict, the prerm script of old package can be called in the following way: `prerm remove in-favour new-package new-version`. Therefore, I add some script in prerm of old package and opreate with the shell script variables. If I use `dpkg` to install these .deb packages, it will work perfectly. However, it does not pass any new package information if I use `apt` to install these packages. Is it an existing bug? I have searched for a while and have not found any relevant content. Many thanks, Allen Yang -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Sandbox ""; APT::Sandbox::User "_apt"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-4\.15\.0-42-generic$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-4\.15\.0-43-generic$"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages ""; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image-extra"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-signed-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-backports-modules-.*"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-tools"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "contrib/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "non-free/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections ""; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "contrib/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "non-free/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "if /usr/bin/test -w /var/cache/app-info -a -e /usr/bin/appstreamcli; then appstreamcli refresh > /dev/null; fi"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "/usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available 2>/dev/null || true"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "30"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "500"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "amd64"; APT::Architectures:: "i386"; APT::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. "";
