Public bug reported:
When getting info about a package, I see a notice asking me to "Please
use the '-a' switch", but the apt program does not accept an '-a'
switch.
Steps to reproduce:
$ apt info docker.io
...
N: There is 1 additional record. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
$ apt -a info docker.io
$ apt info -a docker.io
$ apt info docker.io -a
Expected outcome:
same output as `apt info docker.io` but with the 1 additional record.
Seen outcome:
E: Command line option 'a' [from -a] is not understood in combination with the
other options.
Also seen:
`apt info $pkg` gives the same output as `apt show $pkg` including the Notice
message, but where `apt info -a $pkg` fails, `apt show -a $pkg` succeeds.
Workaround:
Use `apt show -a $pkg` instead.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: apt 1.8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-23.24-generic 5.0.15
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Thu Sep 12 14:16:09 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-30 (316 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-18 (147 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: [modified]
modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: 2018-12-13T12:13:33.355709
mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: 2018-12-13T12:13:41.355709
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug disco
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1843812
Title:
apt info "please use the '-a' switch"
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
When getting info about a package, I see a notice asking me to "Please
use the '-a' switch", but the apt program does not accept an '-a'
switch.
Steps to reproduce:
$ apt info docker.io
...
N: There is 1 additional record. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
$ apt -a info docker.io
$ apt info -a docker.io
$ apt info docker.io -a
Expected outcome:
same output as `apt info docker.io` but with the 1 additional record.
Seen outcome:
E: Command line option 'a' [from -a] is not understood in combination with
the other options.
Also seen:
`apt info $pkg` gives the same output as `apt show $pkg` including the Notice
message, but where `apt info -a $pkg` fails, `apt show -a $pkg` succeeds.
Workaround:
Use `apt show -a $pkg` instead.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: apt 1.8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-23.24-generic 5.0.15
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Thu Sep 12 14:16:09 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-30 (316 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
(20180725)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-18 (147 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: [modified]
modified.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apport: 2018-12-13T12:13:33.355709
mtime.conffile..etc.logrotate.d.apt: 2018-12-13T12:13:41.355709
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