Bug#929860: apt-get hangs forever when invoked via timeout

2019-07-09 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Sun, Jun 02, 2019 at 01:44:26AM +0200, Martin Olsson wrote: > I login and create this script /root/foo.sh: ('bc' can be replaced > with any package) > > #!/bin/sh > timeout 1m apt-get -y -qq install bc > > I run 'chmod 755 /root/foo.sh' and then execute it: > # /root/foo.sh > Selecting p

Bug#929860: apt-get hangs forever when invoked via timeout

2019-06-03 Thread Martin Olsson
Update: 5) The problem only affects 'apt-get install', not 'apt-get update'. 6) A workaround is to use --foreground timeout --foreground 1m apt-get -y install bc This will finish successfully without any delay or strange exit-code. However, this is a workaround. 'apt-get install' will launch ch

Bug#929860: apt-get hangs forever when invoked via timeout

2019-06-01 Thread Martin Olsson
Package: apt Version: 1.4.9 Hi! I've found a reproduceable bug when using 'apt-get' together with 'timeout' within a shell. How to reproduce: I install a system using the debian-9.9.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso. I don't install anything at all except a ssh-server (not even any sys-utils, just the base