Are we running in trouble with APT 0.5.2 and debconf?!
hi Joey,
the apt version 0.5.2 from incoming proviedes only libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3-2-3.1
instead of libapt-pkg3.1 so debconf package stay in a inconsitant state...
# dpkg --status apt
Package: apt
Status: install ok installed
Priority: standard
Section: base
Installed-Size: 1884
Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Version: 0.5.2
Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc (<< 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev (<< 0.3.7)
Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3-2-3.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.1-2), libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2
Suggests: dpkg-dev
Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg
This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager.
It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a
simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages.
.
APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability
and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in
/usr/share/doc/apt/guide.text.gz
# dpkg --status debconf
Package: debconf
Status: install ok installed
Priority: standard
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 308
Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
Version: 0.5.65
Replaces: debconf-tiny
Provides: debconf-tiny
Depends: perl-base (>= 5.6.0-17), fileutils (>= 4.0-5), libapt-pkg3.1, libc6 (>= 2.2.1-2), libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2
Recommends: libterm-stool-perl | libterm-readline-gnu-perl
Suggests: debconf-doc, whiptail | dialog | gnome-utils, liblocale-gettext-perl
Conflicts: debconf-utils (<< 0.4), debconf-tiny, apt (<< 0.3.12.1), menu (<= 2.1.3-1), dialog (<< 0.9a-20000730-1), whiptail (<< 0.50.8-1), libterm-stool-perl (<< 0.20)
Description: Debian configuration management system
Debconf is a configuration management system for debian packages. Packages
use Debconf to ask questions when they are installed.
--
Raphael Bossek <bossekr@debian.org>
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