Public bug reported: On eoan, apt-file never finds anything.
For instance: <charon>- sudo apt-file update ~/src/scripts Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan InRelease Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates InRelease [79.7 kB] Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security InRelease [79.7 kB] Ign:4 http://code.bitlbee.org/debian/master/disco/amd64 ./ InRelease Hit:5 http://code.bitlbee.org/debian/master/disco/amd64 ./ Release Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-backports InRelease Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/main Sources [10.3 kB] Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/main Sources [10.3 kB] Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/multiverse Sources [712 B] Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/multiverse Sources [712 B] Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/main amd64 Packages [32.6 kB] Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/main i386 Packages [17.0 kB] Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/main i386 Packages [17.0 kB] Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/main amd64 Packages [32.6 kB] Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/main Translation-en [12.2 kB] Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata [464 B] Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/main Translation-en [12.2 kB] Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe amd64 Packages [5,572 B] Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata [464 B] Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe i386 Packages [3,636 B] Get:22 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/universe i386 Packages [3,636 B] Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe Translation-en [4,572 B] Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/universe amd64 Packages [5,572 B] Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/universe amd64 c-n-f Metadata [364 B] Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,164 B] Get:27 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/universe Translation-en [4,572 B] Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [1,332 B] Get:29 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/universe amd64 c-n-f Metadata [364 B] Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-updates/multiverse Translation-en [632 B] Get:31 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,164 B] Get:32 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,332 B] Get:33 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan-security/multiverse Translation-en [632 B] Fetched 340 kB in 9s (38.0 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. <charon>- apt-file search /usr/sbin/arp zsh: exit 1 apt-file search /usr/sbin/arp <charon>- apt-file search bin/arp zsh: exit 1 apt-file search bin/arp <charon>- which arp /usr/sbin/arp It almost always finds nothing, but occasionally it finds partial results but not the result I'm expecting: <charon>- apt-file search bin/ls linux-cloud-tools-common: /usr/sbin/lsvmbus <charon>- apt-file search /bin/ls zsh: exit 1 apt-file search /bin/ls <charon>- dpkg -S /bin/ls coreutils: /bin/ls It's not a matter of searching for pathnames (though that has always worked for me in past Ubuntu and Debian versions, prior to eoan): <charon>- apt-file search firefox zsh: exit 1 apt-file search firefox ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: apt-file 3.2.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 23 20:13:15 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-10 (13 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Beta amd64 (20190926.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: apt-file UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apt-file (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1849587 Title: apt-file doesn't find anything To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-file/+bug/1849587/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
