Bug#85416: apt: apt-get -fd install should fetch the .deb

[Patrik Rak <patrik@ein.cz>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
Severity: wishlist

Hi!

Sometimes I use the apt-get as a convenient tool for downloading the
packages for me to examine them before install.

I use apt-get -d install for that. However, it's annoying when I need some
package .deb which I have already installed (for whatever reason) and
apt-get tells me that and refuses to download. It's fine it tells me, but
there should be some way to force the download, like with -fd or whatever.

Thanks,

Patrik

-- System Information
Debian Release: woody
Kernel Version: Linux eagle 2.2.15 #1 Tue May 30 12:02:50 CEST 2000 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                   2.2.1-1                 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data
ii  libstdc++2.10           2.95.2-14               The GNU stdc++ library