Bug#223657: apt-get -d should not lock when not root

[Harald Schioeberg <schioebe@net.in.tum.de>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.14
Severity: wishlist



apt-get -d should not lock when not root, same as 
apt-get -s (Bug: #49627 #168479)


-- Package-specific info:

-- (/etc/apt/preferences present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) --


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux penguin 2.4.22 #1 Thu Nov 27 13:51:34 CET 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                     1:3.3.2-4    GCC support library
ii  libstdc++5                  1:3.3.2-4    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

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