[Bug 1075581] [NEW] updatebase passes invalid flags to apt-get update

Public bug reported: 1) Precise 2) 3.4.8ubuntu2 3) updatebase should run apt-get update with proper flags 4) updatebase runs apt-get as follows: export aptopt='-y -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold' $ROOTCMD apt-get $aptopt update Which result in invalid

[Bug 1075260] Re: no error or warning shown when dpkg --print-foreign-architectures fails (e.g. with invalid DPkg::options)

Bug filed with other package. I was aware the quotes were creating the problem but exactly how I wasn't sure. It just seemed odd that it would continue in the presence of the error with no notification and not do what was expected. Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1075260] [NEW] aptitude update fails to handle multiarch when given quoted dpkg::options

Public bug reported: 1) Release: Precise 2) aptitude 0.6.6-1ubuntu1 and apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 -- not sure what the protocol is for this or if the bug is at a common dependency. 3) Command run: aptitude -o 'Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef' update Command produces identical output as