Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt
If a package has a colon in its version, this colon is translated as 1%3a in the name of the package residing in the apt cache, making it a different name than the one available on repositories. example (among many): gawk (Dapper) name in repository -> gawk_3.1.5-2build1_i386.deb version reported by dpkg-query -W gawk -> 1:3.1.5-2build1 file in /var/cache/apt/archives -> gawk_1%3a3.1.5-2build1_i386.deb ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- Wrong name of deb file in cache https://launchpad.net/bugs/50508 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs