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Bug#721476: marked as done (apt: Simulation not working)

Your message dated Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:04:18 +0200
with message-id <20150814100418.GA29664@crossbow>
and subject line Re: apt: Simulation not working
has caused the Debian Bug report #721476,
regarding apt: Simulation not working
to be marked as done.

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Package: apt
Version: 0.9.11.2
Severity: normal

Manpage:

-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act
    No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do
    not actually change the system. Configuration Item:
    APT::Get::Simulate.

In reality, none of the options work:

# apt-get -s dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option 's' [from -s] is not known.
# apt-get --simulate dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option --simulate is not understood
# apt-get --just-print dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option --just-print is not understood
# apt-get --dry-run dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option --dry-run is not understood
# apt-get --recon dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option --recon is not understood
# apt-get --no-act dselect-upgrade
E: Command line option --no-act is not understood


-- Package-specific info:

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) --


-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.11.0-rc7+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2012.4
ii  gnupg                   1.4.14-1
ii  libapt-pkg4.12          0.9.11.2
ii  libc6                   2.17-92+b1
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.8.1-9
ii  libstdc++6              4.8.1-9

apt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages apt suggests:
ii  apt-doc                      0.9.11.2
pn  aptitude | synaptic | wajig  <none>
ii  dpkg-dev                     1.17.1
ii  python-apt                   0.8.9.1+b1
ii  xz-utils                     5.1.1alpha+20120614-2

-- no debconf information

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--- Begin Message --- 
Version: 1.0.9.7

Hi,

On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 04:06:28AM +0200, Zlatko Calusic wrote:
> Manpage:
> 
> -s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act
>     No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do
>     not actually change the system. Configuration Item:
>     APT::Get::Simulate.
> 
> In reality, none of the options work:
> 
> # apt-get -s dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option 's' [from -s] is not known.
> # apt-get --simulate dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option --simulate is not understood
> # apt-get --just-print dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option --just-print is not understood
> # apt-get --dry-run dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option --dry-run is not understood
> # apt-get --recon dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option --recon is not understood
> # apt-get --no-act dselect-upgrade
> E: Command line option --no-act is not understood

That was a bug caused by a typo (git 3de7789a), which is fixed by now,
hence closing.


Best regards

David Kalnischkies

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