Re: apt stuck at "Reading database"
Sorry, this message was sent initially from a shared e-mail address. I'm
using the correct address now. The primary owner of that addy is even
older and grumpier than I am. Heh.
On 04/13/2015 11:10 AM, Curt wrote:
> On 2015-04-13, Jape Person <japers@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the
>> deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that
>
> They don't? Is that documented somewhere?
>
Not that I can find. I remembered having to restore the deb-src lines
after someone on this list (IIRC) suggesting doing that when I lost my
ability to see changelogs for upgradable files from within the aptitude
TUI. Restoring those deb-src lines did restore the ability to see the
changelogs in aptitude. I'm pretty sure my memory on this is correct.
I'm wondering if it was a bug in aptitude.
I'll try to do some research to find out whether or not this is simply
some confabulation / conflation created solely by my tiny mind.
>> Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a
>> bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades.
>
> I used apt-listbugs when I ran testing to avoid unpleasant surprises
> (you just hold off on upgrading a day or two, and the surprise usually
> goes away of its own accord).
>
> For stable I don't see the point.
>
>> But I do get your point.
>>
>
> Depends what flavor (stable, testing, experiemental) of Debian
> you're running, IMHO.
>
>
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