Bug#574956: keeps upgrading - to the same version

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:13:15 +0200
Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de> wrote:

...

> Did you run apt-cache clean?

I assume you mean apt-get clean?

> If there are multiple packages with the same version that aren't
> identical then you get multiple entries in apt-cache policy like you
> have. Apt will try to update to the package with the highest pin. But
> the apt download cache assumes that a package version is unique and if a
> file for libconfigreader-simple-perl 1.28-2 exists in your cache then
> apt will reinstall that instead of downloading the different one from
> ftp.us.debian.org. So every time it sees that ftp.us.debian.org has a
> different package but then it installs the old one again.

I've just tried repeated combinations of apt-get clean / aptitude
clean / aptitude update / aptitude upgrade and the problem remains.  If
there's an exact sequence you want me to try and verify, just let me
know.

Celejar
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