Package: aptitude Version: 0.4.11.11-1+b1 Severity: minor
The screen output when using the command-line 'aptitude -V full-upgrade' command is extremely difficult to read since the items to be upgraded are presented in a manner designed to fill the entire screen. Compare this with the output of 'apt-get -V dist-upgrade', which places the items one per line with the TO/FROM versions listed. I like to use -V when doing an 'upgrade' or 'dist-upgrade' so that I can see what packages are changing by how big of a version number, but aptitude's output is impossible to read. Since I use the package hold functionality provided only by aptitude, my current workflow involves running 'apt-get -V dist-upgrade' to inspect version upgrades, and then using 'aptitude -V full-upgrade' to actually effect the changes. Please consider having aptitude's output resemble apt-get's output when using -V. Compare: apt-get: timmy2000:/home/tgokcen# apt-get dist-upgrade -V Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be REMOVED openoffice.org-kde (3.0.1-9) The following NEW packages will be installed geoip-database (1.4.6.dfsg-6) ghostscript-cups (8.64~dfsg-13) grub-legacy (0.97-55) imagemagick-doc (6.5.1.0-1.1) latex-xft-fonts (0.1-8) libc-ares2 (1.6.0-2) libcolamd2.7.1 (3.4.0-1) libgeoip1 (1.4.6.dfsg-6) liblqr-1-0 (0.4.1-1) libmagickcore2 (6.5.1.0-1.1) libmagickwand2 (6.5.1.0-1.1) libsmi2-common (0.4.8+dfsg-1) libsmi2ldbl (0.4.8+dfsg-1) xfonts-mathml (2) The following packages will be upgraded: akonadi-kde (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-1) akregator (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-1) amor (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-2) binutils (2.19.1-1 => 2.19.51.20090723-1) blinken (4.2.2-1+b2 => 4.2.4-1) cpp-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14) cups (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) cups-bsd (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) cups-client (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) cups-common (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) cupsys-client (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) cupsys-common (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1) dhcp3-client (3.1.1-6 => 3.1.2p1-1) dhcp3-common (3.1.1-6 => 3.1.2p1-1) exuberant-ctags (5.7-4 => 5.8-1) g++-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14) gcc-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14) gcc-4.3-base (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14) gconf2 (2.26.2-1 => 2.26.2-3) gconf2-common (2.26.2-1 => 2.26.2-3) ghostscript (8.64~dfsg-12 => 8.64~dfsg-13) (...) aptitude: timmy2000:/home/tgokcen# aptitude dist-upgrade -V Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: geoip-database{a} [1.4.6.dfsg-6] ghostscript-cups{a} [8.64~dfsg-13] grub-legacy{a} [0.97-55] imagemagick-doc{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1] latex-xft-fonts{a} [0.1-8] libc-ares2{a} [1.6.0-2] libcolamd2.7.1{a} [1:3.4.0-1] libgeoip1{a} [1.4.6.dfsg-6] liblqr-1-0{a} [0.4.1-1] libmagickcore2{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1] libmagickwand2{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1] libsmi2-common{a} [0.4.8+dfsg-1] libsmi2ldbl{a} [0.4.8+dfsg-1] xfonts-mathml{a} [2] The following packages will be REMOVED: gksu{u} [2.0.2-2+b1] libadns1{u} [1.4-2] libcolamd-3.2.0{u} [1:3.2.0-4] libgksu2-0{u} [2.0.12-1] libgtop2-7{u} [2.26.1-1] libgtop2-common{u} [2.26.1-1] libmagick10{u} [7:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1] libusb-1.0-0{u} [2:1.0.0-1] openoffice.org-kde{a} [1:3.0.1-9] openoffice.org-writer2latex{u} [0.5.0.2-4] sudo{u} [1.7.0-1] The following packages will be upgraded: akonadi-kde [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-1] akregator [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-1] amor [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-2] binutils [2.19.1-1 -> 2.19.51.20090723-1] blinken [4:4.2.2-1+b2 -> 4:4.2.4-1] cpp-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] cups [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cups-bsd [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cups-client [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cups-common [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cupsys-client [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cupsys-common [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] dhcp3-client [3.1.1-6 -> 3.1.2p1-1] dhcp3-common [3.1.1-6 -> 3.1.2p1-1] exuberant-ctags [1:5.7-4 -> 1:5.8-1] g++-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] gcc-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] gcc-4.3-base [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] gconf2 [2.26.2-1 -> 2.26.2-3] gconf2-common [2.26.2-1 -> 2.26.2-3] ghostscript [8.64~dfsg-12 -> 8.64~dfsg-13] -- Package-specific info: aptitude 0.4.11.11 compiled at Apr 17 2009 21:35:13 Compiler: g++ 4.3.3 Compiled against: apt version 4.6.0 NCurses version 5.7 libsigc++ version: 2.0.18 Ept support enabled. Current library versions: NCurses version: ncurses 5.7.20090523 cwidget version: 0.5.12 Apt version: 4.6.0 linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb7f4d000) libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6.so.4.7 => /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6.so.4.7 (0xb7e79000) libncursesw.so.5 => /lib/libncursesw.so.5 (0xb7e3a000) libsigc-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0 (0xb7e33000) libcwidget.so.3 => /usr/lib/libcwidget.so.3 (0xb7d6f000) libept.so.0 => /usr/lib/libept.so.0 (0xb7cf4000) libxapian.so.15 => /usr/lib/libxapian.so.15 (0xb7ba0000) libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7b8b000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7b72000) libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0xb7a80000) libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/cmov/libm.so.6 (0xb7a5a000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xb7a2e000) libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (0xb78ce000) libutil.so.1 => /lib/i686/cmov/libutil.so.1 (0xb78ca000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 (0xb78c5000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7f4e000) Terminal: xterm $DISPLAY is set. `which aptitude`: /usr/bin/aptitude aptitude version information: aptitude linkage: -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages aptitude depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6. 0.7.21 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.9-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcwidget3 0.5.12-4 high-level terminal interface libr ii libept0 0.5.26+b1 High-level library for managing De ii libgcc1 1:4.4.0-5 GCC support library ii libncursesw5 5.7+20090523-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsigc++-2.0-0c2a 2.0.18-2 type-safe Signal Framework for C++ ii libstdc++6 4.4.0-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libxapian15 1.0.13-3 Search engine library ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 compression library - runtime Versions of packages aptitude recommends: ii aptitude-doc-en [aptitude-do 0.4.11.11-1 English manual for aptitude, a ter ii libparse-debianchangelog-per 1.1.1-2 parse Debian changelogs and output Versions of packages aptitude suggests: pn debtags <none> (no description available) pn tasksel <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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