Thanks for replying. I get the rationale, but I'd like to find some kind
of better solution here.
DonKult just pointed out to me on IRC that I can get the output I want
with an "apt-cache show" instead of "apt show". Which is great. But it
exposes a different problem: "apt" and
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On Sat, Apr 01, 2023 at 10:38:05AM -0700, Dima Kogan wrote:
> I just realized that it also doesn't report the Architecture field, so
> it's impossible to tell if a given package is Architecture:all or not.
> This info is there in /var/lib/apt/lists, so it's available to
I just realized that it also doesn't report the Architecture field, so
it's impossible to tell if a given package is Architecture:all or not.
This info is there in /var/lib/apt/lists, so it's available to the tool.
Can we please make "apt info PACKAGE" and "apt show PACKAGE" report
these fields?
Package: apt
Version: 2.5.2
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: Dima Kogan
Hi. Currently "apt info" doesn't show all the fields describing a
package. In particular, the Multi-Arch fields are omitted, which makes
it challenging to debug issues involving those tags. Can we please add
this logic? I
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