Bug#712635: [apt] apt-cache show $packagename spits error on telepathy packages
Package: apt
Version: 0.9.8.2
Severity: normal
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Hello all,
when I want to get information about a package in apt, I use
<quote>
apt-cache show $packagename
</quote>
. When I try this with telepathy-haze (but also with telepathy-gabble or
-rakia) I get only the message
<quote>
E: Handler silently failed
</quote>
... :( I am not sure, if this is really a bug in apt and/or a bug in
these packages. If I am wrong here, it would be nice someone could
reassign it to the right package ... ;)
Sorry for the inconvenience
Thomas.
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 3.7-trunk-amd64
Debian Release: jessie/sid
500 wheezy-pgdg apt.postgresql.org
500 unstable snapshots.ekiga.net
500 unstable download.jitsi.org
500 testing www.deb-multimedia.org
500 testing ftp.de.debian.org
500 stable security.debian.org
500 stable dl.google.com
500 stable deb.opera.com
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
=======================================-+-=============
libapt-pkg4.12 (>= 0.9.8.2) | 0.9.8.2
libc6 (>= 2.15) | 2.17-3
libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.8.1-2
libstdc++6 (>= 4.6) | 4.8.1-2
debian-archive-keyring | 2012.4
gnupg | 1.4.12-7
Package's Recommends field is empty.
Suggests (Version) | Installed
=========================-+-===========
aptitude | 0.6.8.2-1
OR synaptic | 0.80.2
OR wajig |
dpkg-dev | 1.16.10
apt-doc |
xz-utils | 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
python-apt | 0.8.9
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Please remain calm, it's no use both of us being hysterical at the same time.
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