Bug#298333: apt 0.6: Incorrect gpg key and conflict with tasksel and aptitude

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.6.25
Tags: experimental

I just tested the experimental version of apt on my sarge install, and
had a few problems.  To get the experimental version of apt installed,
I had to remove apt-listchanges, aptitude, tasksel and apt-utils.
More details below.

Some confusion occured when I added the key as described on
<URL:http://www.syntaxpolice.org/apt-secure/>, and the new apt still
refused to authenticate the package file.  I finally tracked this down
to the fact that the gpg key included in
/usr/share/apt/debian-archive.gpg is the key used in 2004, while I
needed the 2005 key.  Please update the key included in the package to
the current key.  Perhaps there should be some way to update the key
automatically?

The problems with apt-listchanges is as follows.  apt-listchanges
depend on python-apt, which depends on libapt-inst-libc6.3-5-1.0 and
libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3.  The latter two are not installable.

The problem with aptitude is similar.  It depend on
libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3, which is uninstallable.

The problem with tasksel is simple.  It depend on aptitude, and
aptitude is uninstallable.

But, except these problems, I am unable to install packages, and
haven't seen any protests about bad signatures soo far after I started
using the 2005 gpg key. :)

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::userstatus "status.user";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

deb ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/debian experimental main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                     1:3.4.3-6    GCC support library
ii  libstdc++5                  1:3.3.5-8    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

-- no debconf information