Bug#51678: apt: apt-get should always update /var/lib/dpkg/available

[Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>]

On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 08:02:54PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> 
> > It would be nice if "apt-get update" were to also update
> > /var/lib/dpkg/available, although I am not certain that it is always
> > desirable.
> 
> Use 'dselect update' in that case.
> 
> Jason

I didn't know about that.  Perhaps a comment could be added to
apt-get(8) saying that apt-get update only updates apt's cache, and
not /var/spool/dpkg/available; dselect update will do that for you.

   Julian

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