Bug#990516: why do I have to be root to download a deb file using apt?

To: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>, 990516@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#990516: why do I have to be root to download a deb file using apt?
From: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel@aixigo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 11:34:43 +0200
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Reply-to: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel@aixigo.com>, 990516@bugs.debian.org
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Hi Julien,

I'm fine with keeping the code as it is. It was just weird to
find dpkg's file locking come up for something that should not
involve dpkg at all.

Of course I found debget, so I am happy. Ticket can be closed.


Regards
Harri

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