I tried the apt-offline version 1.5 (on a Xubuntu 14.04.1) but nothing changed.
$ LANG="C" apt-cache policy apt apt: Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2.6 Candidate: 1.0.1ubuntu2.6 $ LANG="C" apt-cache policy apt-offline apt-offline: Installed: 1.5 Candidate: 1.5 $ LANG="C" apt-get -s dselect-upgrade E: Command line option 's' [from -s] is not known. $ LANG="C" apt-get --dry-run dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --dry-run is not understood $ LANG="C" apt-get --recon dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --recon is not understood $ LANG="C" apt-get --no-act dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --no-act is not understood $ LANG="C" apt-get --simulate dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --simulate is not understood $ LANG="C" apt-get --just-print dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --just-print is not understood -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399037 Title: apt-get can not simulate Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hi, I just noticed that apt can not simulate in Ubuntu 14.04.1. Updated: sudo apt-get -s dselect-upgrade E: Command line option 's' [from -s] is not known. sudo apt-get --dry-run dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --dry-run is not understood sudo apt-get --recon dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --recon is not understood sudo apt-get --no-act dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --no-act is not understood sudo apt-get --simulate dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --simulate is not understood sudo apt-get --just-print dselect-upgrade E: Command line option --just-print is not understood The issue occures with at least the following versions of apt: 1.0.1ubuntu2.4.1, 1.0.1ubuntu2.5, 1.0.1ubuntu2.6 and 1.3.1 version of apt-offline. It works fine on Ubuntu 12.04 with: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.22 and without apt-offline. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1399037/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

