Package: apt Version: 0.8.15.10 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/apt-get Dear Maintainer,
* What led up to the situation? Running `/usr/bin/apt-get -o quiet=1 dist-upgrade -y --no-download -q -u` * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? Piping output to another command. Enabling quiet from the command line. * What was the outcome of this action? Getting the line: ^MExtracting templates from packages: 26%^MExtracting templates from packages: 52%^MExtracting templates from packages: 78%^MExtracting templates from packages: 100% * What outcome did you expect instead? An output without control characters, especially because the output is not a terminal. Ideally, "Extracting templates from packages:" should not appear when piping the output and/or when using quiet settings. Thanks, Jayen -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "30"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "500"; APT::Cache-Limit "95165824"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "i386"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom/"; Acquire::http ""; Acquire::http::No-Cache "true"; Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false"; Acquire::Languages ""; Acquire::Languages:: "en"; Acquire::Languages:: "none"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi; if [ -e /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available ]; then echo > /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available; fi "; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 800 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=oldstable Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 600 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ testing/updates main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ testing/updates main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ stable/updates main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ stable/updates main non-free contrib #deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ oldstable main non-free contrib #deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ oldstable main non-free contrib #deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ oldstable/updates main non-free contrib #deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-security/ oldstable/updates main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-volatile/ oldstable/volatile main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian-volatile/ oldstable/volatile main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirror.cse.unsw.edu.au/pub/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib #deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ testing main non-free #deb-src http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ testing main #deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ unstable main #deb-src http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ unstable main #deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ experimental main non-free #deb-src http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ experimental main non-free #deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ stable main #deb-src http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ stable main #deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ oldstable main #deb-src http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian-multimedia/ oldstable main deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'stable'), (600, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2010.08.28 ii gnupg 1.4.12-4 ii libc6 2.13-27 ii libgcc1 1:4.7.0-1 ii libstdc++6 4.7.0-1 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.6.dfsg-2 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: ii apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.6-1 ii bzip2 1.0.6-1 ii dpkg-dev 1.16.2 ii lzma 9.22-2 ii python-apt 0.8.3+nmu1 -- Configuration Files: /etc/logrotate.d/apt changed: /var/log/apt/term.log { rotate 912 monthly compress missingok notifempty } /var/log/apt/history.log { rotate 912 monthly compress missingok notifempty } -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org