Your message dated Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:18:26 +0000 with message-id <E1vcsuA-0000000Flti-3flq@fasolo.debian.org> and subject line Bug#1016967: fixed in apt 3.1.13 has caused the Debian Bug report #1016967, regarding apt_preferences(5) downgrade rule is off-by-one to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 1016967: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1016967 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
- Subject: apt_preferences(5) downgrade rule is off-by-one
- From: Daniel Lewart <lewart3@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:02 -0500
- Message-id: <166015800229.364000.4049291973514350252.reportbug@coffee.vetmed.illinois.edu>
Package: apt Version: 2.5.2 Severity: normal Tags: patch APT Development Team, apt_preferences(5) says: > Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds > 1000. ("Downgrading" is installing a less recent version of a package > in place of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default > priorities exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the > preferences file. Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.) However, a priority of 1000 enables downgrading. Both instances of "exceeds" should be changed to "equals or exceeds". Patch below. Thank you! Daniel Lewart Urbana, Illinois --- diff -ru a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml 2022-07-24 10:57:24.000000000 -0500 +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml 2022-08-10 00:00:00.000000000 -0500 @@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ to determine which version of a package to install. <itemizedlist> <listitem><simpara>Never downgrade unless the priority of an available -version exceeds 1000. ("Downgrading" is installing a less recent version +version equals or exceeds 1000. ("Downgrading" is installing a less recent version of a package in place of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's -default priorities exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in +default priorities equals or exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)</simpara></listitem> <listitem><simpara>Install the highest priority version.</simpara></listitem> ###
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- Subject: Bug#1016967: fixed in apt 3.1.13
- From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>
- Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:18:26 +0000
- Message-id: <E1vcsuA-0000000Flti-3flq@fasolo.debian.org>
- Reply-to: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>
Source: apt Source-Version: 3.1.13 Done: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of apt, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 1016967@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> (supplier of updated apt package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:56:34 +0100 Source: apt Architecture: source Version: 3.1.13 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org> Changed-By: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> Closes: 1016967 1112123 Changes: apt (3.1.13) unstable; urgency=medium . [ Ville Skyttä ] * Grammar fixes * bash-complete basic list search patterns . [ Daniel Lewart ] * Priority 1000 allows downgrades (Closes: #1016967) . [ Simon Josefsson ] * Fix host-specific Acquire::https CAInfo/CRLFile example (Closes: #1112123) . [ Christopher Bock ] * configure-index Acquire::ForceIPv4/6 * completion: history . [ Julian Andres Klode ] * Refactorings to the 3.0 solver: - Introduce a Lit type to hold literals - Refactor Assume(), Enqueue() from Var to Lit - Implement value(Lit) and use it - Rename Decision to LiftedBool - Rename key concepts to MiniSAT names - Refactor to use a namespace - Extract DependencySolver - Reorder the source code - Rename decision to assignment - Rename depth to level - Re-use existing error message code in Solve() - Remove Push() and refactor Solve() - Add a strange assertion - Modernize std::find() to std::ranges::contains - Ensure rule-of-3 memory safety for ContiguousCacheMap * macros: Introduce must_succeed() macro This is like assert() but guaranteed to run its argument, and only run the argument once, so you can must_succeed(foo()) . [ Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues ] * apt-private/private-download.cc: support unlimited space tmpfs . [ Aindriú Mac Giolla Eoin ] * Updated Irish translation based on Release 3.1.12 Checksums-Sha1: 7f469a07f46ddfef67f11a2e02a75dee13869cda 3095 apt_3.1.13.dsc b8c45b514315385d138dc1aa99172369c10cac36 2467248 apt_3.1.13.tar.xz c30580545b6e33899638b963b6b1bfe9fea3a5c7 7401 apt_3.1.13_source.buildinfo Checksums-Sha256: 7ddb51ca79c5885d37fc7ed1806b21df199ddd29eb66d6353dccfcad085e881a 3095 apt_3.1.13.dsc bd9042ba5a1b9ee72da52e4ecab6d89e213111313727e398ca2046b9de213f7b 2467248 apt_3.1.13.tar.xz f3cad708066a952409d8354bf28686ea7b6c8ee2f532452ad7e6aa7a0b3ae044 7401 apt_3.1.13_source.buildinfo Files: 1fab0946dd758ca894509e77c6d341d3 3095 admin required apt_3.1.13.dsc a47b9fc6ad615228013d198c9094d621 2467248 admin required apt_3.1.13.tar.xz e6f7108a88737b753fe0020f1a5850eb 7401 admin required apt_3.1.13_source.buildinfo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQJDBAEBCgAtFiEET7WIqEwt3nmnTHeHb6RY3R2wP3EFAmlcNEcPHGpha0BkZWJp YW4ub3JnAAoJEG+kWN0dsD9x+MIQAIPBvPgmjORDtZ6hSAbNEsypkuoXtijOJQOa rzlUEG36iuC0G+jt6P/sMKIIfsxXflIWn1D/UG7jT2r1TUW3/xzG+ZUOU0eAi0zc YxBEryyHYDoUq7h7+dGWLjJOPqepq2LOQzK4qdzSdh2iMRz7aaCWJFy1PpBmpoQz L9bqmTm8oQGmX/FvkTBjmR4gfkcJtQDFhgezTaMx42qBpmmo+yOgafwVQdQtOBtL cLmltqvrhRBX4ZpN+lh1FdoQ2MZjHxTDb03CcbBEJ9e/JyRE+/9ERP2iT+Wt2odc D/kYsLvqL+8GGF9hy7UgikF5PI9jb6qhWgQ8gW7ILyaX2UZUCbvHj5CGDeMdQDwz MoyZXRKQ7gw3MWzdBu2adVhlwVcspXdvA9b0gTKvlxHmzJVw8Mrw3NJyxC/XaGls BZPJjPkxzo+FkWpu4xzHDiOZwvptJP/XhiYiAl13pbDBaeCCUZhBbTXMYLXMeEFT 8UKQgaviDreg0uKwSkGSBjJl2lE6FIWAhYsUfliNjV758ZgDTHkBYH2WBYP4DgjL bTvHhQClj0SzuirqdQPGFWFewpTKhkI3reNWIev9Hq0L2zUs0TMHm3YzBKENNLJ/ oD26x6HZvYAxkqoQ7S77TyB60wmPI1tTqNQu7wJzdhJuhoKryT1eN1G5QWfdeu2g txKjAzaI =Hmij -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Attachment: pgpw4hnD8f9zI.pgp
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