-- Real Problems #24000: Bug in apt Version: 0.0.17-1bo0 Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source for a package Status: Require Status file. #24717: apt dies early if one postinst/preinst dies Status: Requires dpkg modifications #25104: APT should retry failed downloads Summary: FTP method has problems with busy servers Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism to control this desired behavoir. #25176: Problem with FTP/firewall #25458: Problem with FTP/firewall Summary: FTP method has no controls for firewalls Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism to control this desired behavoir. -- Fixed but unclosed things #25026: apt: Why do you list the packages you're _not_ doing anything to instead of the ones you are? #22507: apt: apt-get - listing packages to be upgraded (wishlist) Summary: Feature request Status: Fixed in 0.3.0 via the -u option #21113: [Apt] In dselect, update dies and exits if the packages file is not found. Status: Fixed in 0.3.0 #22675: APT does not honor the --admin-dir option #22836: Disk/Zip-Method for apt? Summary: APT does not provide a way to download packages onto a removable media for another computer Status: 0.3.0 has substantially better support for this to the point that it is doable by using a separate configuration file and the -c option #27601: srange errors from dselect Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source Status: Require status file Believed to be fixed in 0.1.9, was not reproducible w/ given status file #27841: apt: apt depends on a missing library Status: New versions of APT in slink have been compiled with libstdc++2.9 #23984: apt: support for "no_proxy" would be nice Status: Planned to be integrated into the new methods via the configuration file Done - Use Acquire::http::proxy::host.com="DIRECT" #25021: apt: Need some control over multiple connections Status: Probable that 0.3.x will have support for configuing some parameters Done - Use Acquire::Queue-Mode="access" #25019: apt: Confusing progress report Summary: Gripes about the progress meter Status: I do not intend to implement very many of these ideas in apt-get. The GUI will naturally be better I think the new progress meter address basically everyone's concerns. #25022: apt: Lack of feedback on date checking Summary: Wants to know what package files were not updated Status: There is no place for this in the current apt-get design, probably won't make the GUI either. Wee, the new acquire code allows this, it now prints out 'Hit' #26019: apt may report wrong line speed #26433: apt: claims to fetch things it doesn't actually fetch (wishlist) #28778: apt: apt's fetched message is wrong for update of packages files Summary: APT includes the fetch time from the local cache in its calculations Status: Probably will be fixed with new acquire code And it actually was fixed with the new acquire code #26670: apt: apt-get dumps core after checking integrity Summary: Some terminal environments cause APT to crash Win95 telnet and emacs term-in-a-buffer are two at least Status: I have no idea why. Seems to be gone in .3, whatever it was... #25001: apt: cleaned out archive even though not all files were installed Status: Apparently in some cases APT can return a success code even though it failed. I'm paying very close attention to this in 0.3.x. Not to mention that the clean behavior will be configurable.. #28391: apt-get install without upgrading Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already installed Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0 Try the --no-upgrade options #28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf #29293: apt: Docs reference apt(8) but apt(8) not provided. Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items, ftp.conf is only one of them. Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0 #24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS environment variable will be created, -d can be put there. There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also appear.. Use Dselect::Options "-d" and others #29920: Wish for more verbosity on "has no installation candidate" Summary: More reports Status: Already fixed in .3 #29382: apt: apt deletes packages after installation without any question Summary: Obvois. Status: Fixed in .3, use Dselect::Clean "prompt" #30027: apt: version comparison bug Summary: Version compare differs from dpkg Status: Fixed in all CVS versions. #30260: apt: wishlist: do not return to main menu without prompting for return Summary: Wants to prompt after dselect update Status: Fixed in v3, use dselect::promptafterupdate "true"; #29441: documenting the codes for -s Summary: Apparently the simulation output is not immediately obvois Status: Someone should update the man page. #24685: HTTP Proxy cache refresh Summary: Some caches hold onto the package index file for too long Status: It may be possible to insert the proper header to disable caching but I can't think how to do this while allowing the cache to return cached objects - in effect it would completely disable the cache which may not be desired. APT now sends a max age header. See the apt.conf(5) #28172: HTTP Proxy cache refresh should be forced for corrupted packages Summary: Some problem resulted in a corrupted package Status: I believe this reflects a deeper problem and the suggested solution is only a band-aide patch. I intend to close this bug when #24685 is fixed with a configuration directive. Use -o acquire::http::no-cache=true #29351: poor error message after conffile update Summary: APT errors when the package file is not found Status: The new APT warns better and the error is not fatal #30112: apt: internal error in apt Summary: APT gives an unclear error when it cannot correct dependencies Status: Error is clearer #30324: apt-get lying about file dates in /var/state/apt/lists Summary: Doesn't copy the file dates right with file URIs Status: Fixed in v3 #30383: apt: dist-upgrade msg "E: Internal error, ScoredFix generated breaks." Summary: libc6 maddness causes bizzar problems Status: Fixed in v3 #29983: apt: Wrong diagnostic, could be better Summary: It doesn't explicy say you should be root Status: Fixed in v3 #22892: Apt improvements Summary: Bails if an index file can't be found Status: Fixed in v3 #28184: apt could be smarter regarding mirrors Summary: Make use of redundant sources Status: 0.3.0 will likely do this, already the information for it is stored. #27646: Apt: dpkg --merge-avail Summary: Suggestion to call merge avail after each update operation Status: Unlikely. The dpkg --print-avail functions should be obsoleted by the apt-query program which should be written. Use the dselect script, alias or something. #26663: rsync file access Status: Unlikely, rsync does not provide the necessary support to be a terribly good method. I do not intend any 'split mode' support (ie a way to get Package files via rsync and .debs via http) #27100: apt: Better support for project/experimental Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning Honors the NotAutomatic flag #30643: base: apt-get update problems with http-/ftp-caches (i.e. squid) Status: Fixed as best I can. Try the Acquire::http::No-Cache option. -- Silly things #26592: apt: Problems with ftpd in SunOS 5.6 #29903: apt-get insists onto sending a SIZE command Summary: SunOS ftpd does not support the SIZE command Status: Probably not worth fixing #20723: Apt suggestion Summary: Package Grouping Mechanism Status: Who knows #22550: apt-get upgrade could configure packages earlier Status: Who knows #23934: apt-get source #27190: apt: installing source packages (wishlist) Status: Impossible to do without an index file for all source archives. #22551: apt: wish: use dist X iff pkg does not exist in dist Y Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning #30237: apt: 0.1.9 checks dependencies against packages.gz Summary: For packages with identical version numbers APT prefers to use the archive index files Status: Yes it is sorta bad, but there is no reasonable solution.