Bug#115953: marked as done (apt-get -d install <package> doesn't work as documented)
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:57:41 +0200
From: Janos Holanyi <csani@lme.linux.hu>
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Subject: apt-get -d install <package> doesn't work as documented
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Hi,
Given the following exceprt from the apt-get(8) manpage:
-d
--download-only
Download only; package files are only retrieved,
not unpacked or installed. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Download-Only.
and the actual behavior of apt-get, e.g.:
# apt-get -d install ssh
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Sorry, ssh is already the newest version.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 31 not upgraded.
there is a contradiction: apt-get still wants to install the package.
If it wouldn't want to, it had downloaded the package and had left it in
/var/cache/apt/archives.
There are several ways we could solve this contradiction:
1. make a new apt-get command, e.g.: apt-get deb <package>
2. correct the manpage, e.g.: s/"package files are only retrieved, not
unpacked or installed."/"the regular install procedure of apt-get(8)
stops right after retrieving the package. It doesn't retrieve the package
if it is already installed and if the dependencies are not met."/
3. any more ideas?
Thanks.
BR,
Csan
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux holanyij 2.4.10 #1 Sat Sep 29 02:12:03 CEST 2001 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.4-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-0.011006 The GNU stdc++ library
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 18:08:26 -0600 (MDT)
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Bug#115953: apt-get -d install <package> doesn't work as documented
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, J=E1nos Hol=E1nyi wrote:
> Please pay attention also to 'not unpacked', if you still feel this issue=
is
> perfect as it is now... Also 'package files __are__ (...) __retrieved__'
> It still smells fishy for me...
You are reading way too much into that statement. The tailing sentance
rassures the reader that their system will not be altered, but it doesn't
have anything that says it makes the commands it modifies do more than
they otherwise would.
=20
> Please let me know how can I retrieve a set of dependency-conflict-free d=
eb
> files from the official debian archive - using 'standard' and existing De=
bian
> tools -, without having to copy&paste the output of apt-get -d install <f=
oo1>
wakko{root}/tmp/jnk#:> empty
wakko{root}/tmp/jnk#mkdir partial =20
apt-get -d -o dir::state::status=3D./empty -o dir::cache::archives=3D./ ins=
tall nano
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libc6 libncurses5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libc6 libncurses5 nano
0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3770kB of archives. After unpacking 13.9MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://gluck.debian.org woody/main libc6 2.2.4-3 [3363kB]
Get:2 http://gluck.debian.org woody/main libncurses5 5.2.20010318-3 [226kB]
Get:3 http://gluck.debian.org woody/main nano 1.0.5-1 [181kB]
Fetched 3770kB in 1m41s (37.3kB/s)
Download complete and in download only mode
wakko{root}/tmp/jnk#ls
empty lock
libc6_2.2.4-3_i386.deb nano_1.0.5-1_i386.deb
libncurses5_5.2.20010318-3_i386.deb partial/
It can even run as non-root if you want.
Jason
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