No, there are two different use cases here: 1. Did apt-get update (potentially) change something? 2. Did apt-get update (potentially) change everything?
In the general case, 1 is what you need to know. For example, a tool that runs update and then upgrades your system: You don't want to prevent the system from being upgraded (in an update&&upgrade type scenario) just because some third party repository disappeared. Then there is the question of fatal vs non-fatal errors. A DNS resolution error like here is most likely temporary, you don't want to fail update because of it, this would just confuse users (don't spam me twice a day with errors just because my machine is offline). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693900 Title: apt-get update should return exit code != 0 on error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1693900/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
