Bug#244588: apt: problems with file names with %nnn code
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux bdpq 2.2.20 #1 Sat Apr 20 11:45:28 EST 2002 i486
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-7 The GNU stdc++ library
For a while I have had trouble getting apt-get upgrade to work and have
realized its due to files listed as AAA_N:NNN.. but get downloaded as
AAA_N%3aNNN... such that system can get broken when dependant programs
aren't found because of naming.
for each file containing %3a i used sed to make a link file containing :
to downloaded file.
Now have to do tedious dpkg -i install AAA_N:NNN... and dpkg
--configure --pending for each file of update ( started off doing
htpp...security... as smaller number of files to locate problem)
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