Re: Bug#76177: apt: apt-get --reinstall -d install bc doesn't work ("Sorry, re-installation of bc is not possible, it cannot be downloaded")

To: admar@luon.net, 76177@bugs.debian.org
Cc: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#76177: apt: apt-get --reinstall -d install bc doesn't work ("Sorry, re-installation of bc is not possible, it cannot be downloaded")
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:06:07 -0700 (MST)
Message-id: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1001103130524.32538X-100000@wakko>
In-reply-to: <E13rj4r-00019A-00@azrael.smurf>

On Fri, 3 Nov 2000 admar@luon.net wrote:

> /var/cache/apt/archives. Only for some packages, it refuses to download, and I
> don't know why. Is this a bug? If not, how can I download the bc-package (and
> the others)?

Unlikely. You can only reinstall if the version of the package you want is
still available.

It would help to see the message you get..

Jason

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