Bug#686633: marked as done (apt: /etc/apt/preferences is not interpreted correctly)
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and subject line Re: Bug#686633: apt: /etc/apt/preferences is not interpreted correctly
has caused the Debian Bug report #686633,
regarding apt: /etc/apt/preferences is not interpreted correctly
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: apt
Version: 0.9.7.4
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
I would like to have a selected list of applications installed from the testing
repository from deb-multimedia.org, so I created the following
/etc/apt/preferences file:
grzes:/home/ga# cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs
Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 50
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50
However, the first entry seems to be ignored:
grzes:/home/ga# apt-cache policy w32codecs
w32codecs:
Installed: 1:20110131-dmo1
Candidate: 1:20110131-dmo1
Package pin: (not found)
Version table:
1:20110131-dmo2 500
50 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
50 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
*** 1:20110131-dmo1 500
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Changing the order produces same results:
grzes:/home/ga# cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 50
Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs
Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "true";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::Periodic "";
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 1 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null";
APT::Archives "";
APT::Archives::MaxAge "90";
APT::Archives::MinAge "2";
APT::Archives::MaxSize "5000";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "i386";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::::Name "";
APT::Compressor::::Extension ".";
APT::Compressor::::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
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::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom/";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
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";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 1 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi; if [ -e /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available ]; then echo > /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available; fi ";
Unattended-Upgrade "";
Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern "";
Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern:: "origin=Debian,archive=stable,label=Debian-Security";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";
-- /etc/apt/preferences --
Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs
Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 500
Package: *
Pin: origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
Pin-Priority: 50
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 700
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50
#Package: nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-source nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
#Pin: release a=unstable
#Pin-Priority: 750
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20100123-03:45]/ squeeze main
#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20100123-03:45]/ squeeze main
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main non-free contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main non-free contrib
#skype
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
#Unofficial
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org unstable main non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org testing main non-free
#Google
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free
#deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main non-free
#Opera
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera testing non-free
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (600, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii debian-archive-keyring 2012.4
ii gnupg 1.4.12-4+b1
ii libapt-pkg4.12 0.9.7.4
ii libc6 2.13-35
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.1-2
ii libstdc++6 4.7.1-2
apt recommends no packages.
Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn apt-doc <none>
ii aptitude 0.6.8-1
ii dpkg-dev 1.16.8
ii python-apt 0.8.4
ii synaptic 0.75.12
ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-1
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Grzegorz Andruszkiewicz
<gandrusz@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to have a selected list of applications installed from the testing
> repository from deb-multimedia.org, so I created the following
> /etc/apt/preferences file:
> grzes:/home/ga# cat /etc/apt/preferences
> Package: acroread cinelerra flashplayer-mozilla mozilla-acroread w32codecs
> Pin: release a=stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"
> Pin-Priority: 500
This is invalid syntax, therefore closing as invalid.
Nowhere in the apt_preference manpage is said that you could mix 'release'
and 'origin' pinning, because you can't. Also, you give a= two times with
different names, which suggests that your intent is archive == stable OR
archive == testing.
That is also invalid, you need to write two entries.
The only operator allowed is AND and its symbol is a comma (,).
I know nothing about this repository [0], but I presume it has a distinct
label (l=) you can use like
Pin: release a=testing,l=Deb-Med
See the output of 'apt-cache policy' (yes, without a package) to have
an overview of selectors you could use for the repositories you have.
Technical, this entry isn't ignored by the way. It will just never
match as the repo probably doesn't have a release pocket called
'stable a=testing origin "www.deb-multimedia.org"' …
[0] The name suggests it includes "multimedia" packages -
are you sure you need it? I remember the myth that you need that
repository to play mp3 or windows media files - which is wrong.
You don't since at least debian squeeze.
Best regards
David Kalnischkies
--- End Message ---
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