Bug#84851: apt-get -d -y dselect-upgrade should not lock the dpkg database

To: "Jon Nelson" <jnelson@boa.org>, 84851@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#84851: apt-get -d -y dselect-upgrade should not lock the dpkg database
From: "Randolph Chung" <tausq@debian.org>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:47:05 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010204154705.Z27781@tausq.org>
Reply-to: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>, 84851@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20010204201109.682F295A6@digriz.jon.net>; from jnelson@boa.org on Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 02:11:09PM -0600
References: <[🔎] 20010204201109.682F295A6@digriz.jon.net>

In reference to a message from Jon Nelson, dated Feb 04:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.3.19
> Severity: normal
> 
> apt-get -d -y dselect-upgrade should not lock the dpkg database
> 
> It's not going to use the DB, why is it locked?

-o Debug::NoLocking="true" would give you what you want...

randolph
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  - From: Jon Nelson <jnelson@boa.org>

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