Dima Kogan:
This really should work. It's maybe sorta ok for "apt-file list", but it also affects "apt-file find". Look: [...] I.e. I asked it to tell me what package provides a file, and I had to tell it which architecture to look at. The whole point of apt-file is to look up the package name from a path, and if I have to tell IT things like the architecture, it loses a lot of its utility. Thanks.
Hi Dima,From my PoV, what you experience here with find is a complete different problem.
By default, apt-file uses the `APT::Architectures` configuration variable to determine which architectures to search for[1]. If APT's default is not correct here and you do not APT to see arm64, then please add the corrected `APT::Architectures` to `/etc/apt/apt-file.conf`. If you feel that `-a` should have a different default, then please file a separate bug. Also, MRs or patches are welcome to improve the documentation if you want to contribute to making apt-file better for the next person! :)
I hope that solves your particular issue. Thanks, Niels[1]: You can use `apt-config dump | grep Architectures` to see the default value that apt-file would get.