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Bug#990516: marked as done (why do I have to be root to download a deb file using apt?)

Your message dated Thu, 1 Jul 2021 16:58:20 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#990516: why do I have to be root to download a deb file using apt?
has caused the Debian Bug report #990516,
regarding why do I have to be root to download a deb file using apt?
to be marked as done.

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Package: apt
Version: 2.2.4

Trying to download a package using an unprivileged account fails with

% apt -o dir::cache::archives="/tmp/" -d install mg
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?

How comes dpkg has a say in what deb files I download?


Regards
Harri

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On Thu, Jul 01, 2021 at 11:34:43AM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Of course I found debget, so I am happy.

If you mean the standalone package 'debget' you might not be happy for
long as it flip-flops out of testing for years at release time as it has
glaring release-critical bugs and no active maintainer.

If you mean the debget binary which is shipped in debian-goodies (which
breaks and replaces the previously mentioned debget package) then it is
a tiny wrapper which basically just calls the already mentioned "apt
download".


> Ticket can be closed.

As you wish.


Best regards

David Kalnischkies

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