-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 If I recall correctly, it happened with both, apt-get and aptitude.
Torsten Spindler <[email protected]> wrote: >Can you remember if it failed with aptitude, not apt? I think there is >a >pending bug on preferences.d support for aptitude. > >-- >You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the >bug >report. >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891696 > >Title: > /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored. > >Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > >Bug description: > Apt pinning is not possible, because /etc/apt/preferences and > /etc/apt/preferences.d/* files are ignored. > > I know that they are ignored, because I made syntax error (after I had > set up pinnings on both computers and noticed that they didn'' work on > Ubuntu) in that file with two computers running different > distribution. Debian gave error, Ubuntu didn't do anything. > > Apt pinning with these files is referred from wiki pages and man > pages. > > I am using Ubuntu 11.10 > Package version is 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13 > % apt-get --version >apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13 laitealustalle i386 käännöksen päiväys Oct 6 >2011 15:25:29 > Tuetut moduulit: > *Ver: Standard .deb > *Pkg: Debian dpkg interface (Priority 30) > Pkg: Debian APT solver interface (Priority -1000) > S.L: 'deb' Standard Debian binary tree > S.L: 'deb-src' Standard Debian source tree > Idx: Debian Source Index > Idx: Debian Package Index > Idx: Debian Translation Index > Idx: Debian dpkg status file > Idx: EDSP scenario file > > I expected packages to get pinned. > > What happened instead: apt just ignored /etc/apt/preferences and > /etc/apt/preferences.d/ > > Steps to reproduce: >1. Write anything to /etc/apt/preferences or some file in >/etc/apt/preferences.d/ > 2. That file is ignored in Ubuntu (with Debian you get error). > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Nov 17 18:20:44 2011 >InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 >(20110427.1) > SourcePackage: apt > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-09 (39 days ago) > >To manage notifications about this bug go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/891696/+subscriptions Mika Suomalainen > gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 62FE66853913CB03 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: APG v1.0.8 iQEuBAEBCAAYBQJPVZWeERxNaWthIFN1b21hbGFpbmVuAAoJEGL+ZoU5E8sDmNsH /jkgYmdPfIthEW1Rb3M15TaAuwUAgvRkRSECW83r/gyJevtcDBJKqd/jxLKUInqM +Zf0cWCl629UTzSP9tgkjki3rkaCppZ3H1ygvHSe2w//naCmFhJl60pbHBxZhZoL ua5MRRlPoTO5TQhVPGnnxtcASB92WrzMgfNT+EvJtJJuT48gs3/dpmZmX/hRPYuH LObQQwQG3vTWbd61rWrDDUaD6jEqEWkP0uC3HlRUQWw8wcAGLOTgnNkko3nFpUjp xElSuzbDxP0wLIm3tqaDYLukTEpVGQB3RPsoUSyhRUa/x6N6vno6xljdA7AFTjdP Q4/oCQ6NfixqQIO966D6m5o= =QYKU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891696 Title: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/891696/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
