Re: Bug#48392: apt-get install libc6- libc6 will remove 160 package without questioning

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca> writes:

> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> 
> > Package: apt
> > Version: 0.3.14
> > Severity: critical
> 
> Bah, this is not critical!
>  
> > apt-get --print-uris -s install libc6- libc6
> > 
> > Just good that I used the -s option, because it gave the following
> > output:
> 
> Yes, a bit wasn't cleared so remove is sticky in .3.14 - however that is
> such a minor insignificant flaw.

Then you won´t have problems closing this bug, good.

> 
> > It never asked if I realy want to remove those 310 packages, as it
> > should and does when unsing
> 
> > apt-get --print-usris -s install libc6-
> 
> Really? Actually it doesn't prompt when you use the correctly spelled
> version of the above - in fact it never, ever prompts when you use -s! 

Hm, must have tried without -s first time and paniced out of it.
Maybe you should simulate the question and answere too, but thats just 
an idea. (like printing the question and "assuming yes")
> 
> > PS: Is there any way to get the url of a package even if already
> > installed?
> 
> CVS apt has a --reinstall feature

Great.

MfG,
	Goswin