On Sat, 9 Jul 2022, Tim Woodall wrote:
Hi $ APT_CONFIG=../apt/apt.conf.buster.amd64 apt-cache policy dpkg dpkg: Installed: 1.20.10 Candidate: 1.20.10 Version table: *** 1.20.10 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.19.8 500500 http://aptmirror17.home.woodall.me.uk/local buster/essential amd64 PackagesIs there any way to make this not see the installed version other than by using -o RootDir?
In case anyone finds this thread: $ APT_CONFIG=apt/apt.conf.buster.amd64 apt-cache policy dpkg dpkg: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.19.8 Version table: 1.19.8 500 500 http://aptmirror17.home.woodall.me.uk/local buster/essential amd64 Packages Needs: Dir::State::Status "file"; file must exist but can be empty. DPKG_ADMINDIR environment variable doesn't work in this case. Tim