** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
** Summary changed:
- Adept should update one group of packages at a time
+ apt should support a "steped" update
** Description changed:
- Binary package hint: adept
+ Binary package hint: apt
I recently had two groups of updates in Dapper:
- bind9 and dependencies
- openoffice
What happened:
- stop bind
- install new bind and dependencies
- try to install openoffice and fail because some file changed package
-> two unrelated packages are left in a bad state
-> no internet access because DNS is down
What should have happened:
- deal with bind
- stop bind
- install new bind and dependencies
- start bind
- deal with openoffice
- try to install and fail because some file changed package
-> only the offending package is left in a bad state
I had to re-enable the name service manually to run apt-get -f install
and fix my system, wondering what that could break. I suppose the same
might apply in other network-related updates.
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apt should support a "steped" update
https://launchpad.net/bugs/62303
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