Bug#55820: apt grossly misestimates download
Package: apt
Version: potato
Note: apt-get is currently 0.3.16 on my system, but I have done an update
since initial install.
The sequence leading to the problem was
Install from boot-floppies
during install, modify sources.list by adding some file links and running
apt-cdrom, uncommenting source files
the task selector (?) offers an empty menu of choices
I proceed to dselect, using apt acquisition
I leave the selections untouched (it was a minimal set; I'm not sure where
it came from)
Do an install.
Either here, or a later apt-get, apt says it needs to download n files, m
megabytes.
It shows a progress meter, which proceeds to 99% and then disappears.
Files keep download for quite awhile (and number of files) thereafter.
Note: my files and CD-ROM's are both selections of downloaded .deb's,
either missing the normal Packages information or having Packages which are
at different dates and include .debs not on the media or file system.
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