Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt
I think this is similar to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=351056 Using the repositories on linux.dell.com, apt-get seems to believe the version of system-bios-* packages available in the repository are newer than the package already installed, even though they're the same version. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: gnome-orca ubuntu-desktop The following packages will be upgraded: system-bios-poweredge-2950 system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/757kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? (Reading database ... 194553 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace system-bios-poweredge-2950 1.5.1-1 (using .../system-bios-poweredge-2950_0%3a1.5.1-1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement system-bios-poweredge-2950 ... Preparing to replace system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8 0.a09-1 (using .../system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8_0%3a0.a09-1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8 ... Setting up system-bios-poweredge-2950 (1.5.1-1) ... Setting up system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8 (0.a09-1) ... Processing triggers for firmware-tools ... Config does not specify automatic install during package install. Please run update_firmware manually to install updates. Notice: it installed two system-bios-* packages. Now, run upgrade again: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: gnome-orca ubuntu-desktop The following packages will be upgraded: system-bios-poweredge-2950 system-bios-ven-0x1028-dev-0x01a8 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/757kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Notice it wants to install them _again_. Repeat indefinitely. This happens with apt-get, aptitude, and synaptic believes the system is always in need of update too. Instructions for setting up a Dell system to use the repositories: wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bootstrap.cgi | bash aptitude install firmware-addon-dell aptitude install $(bootstrap_firmware -a) update_firmware For a non-Dell system (it should be producible there too), you can add these lines to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://linux.dell.com/repo hardy dell-software deb-src http://linux.dell.com/repo hardy dell-software deb http://linux.dell.com/repo cross-distro dell-firmware I've tried the patch noted in the Debian bug, to no avail. I've gone over and over the template spec file used to generate these system- bios-* packages, and compared the Package files in the apt-ftparchive with other repositories, but see no difference there, which is why I believe it's related to the Debian bug. Any advice to avoid this would be appreciated. ** Affects: apt Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: dell Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #351056 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=351056 ** Also affects: apt via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=351056 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- apt-get/aptitude repeatedly downloads the same packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
