On 29 January 2013 06:02, Robert Paciorek <rob...@opcode.eu.org> wrote: > On 2013-01-28 22:09:27 Axel Beckert wrote: >> > aptitude don't depend on apt package but without apt can't download >> > packages - display error: >> > >> > The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found. >> >> This has been discussed just recently on the Aptitude mailing list: >> >> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/aptitude-devel/2012-December/003251.html
Right. The issue of libapt-pkg being unable to acquire files with apt should be followed up at that bug: <http://bugs.debian.org/696411>. Otherwise, you may have bumped in to another problem in aptitude. > But when i have apt (0.8.15.10) with "auto" flag For now you should not do that. > and apt config > (etc/apt/apt.conf): > APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant "false"; > APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false"; > APT::Install-Recommends "false"; > APT::Install-Suggests "false"; > aptitude::UI::Incremental-Search "false"; > > aptitude remove apt without special confirmation, writing to log > "not used": > [log appears to be a large upgrade] > When i try manualy remove apt i see message: > apt is an essential package! > Are you sure you want to remove it? > Type 'Yes, I am aware this is a very bad idea' if you are. > > The same when i run from command line "aptitude full-upgrade" or > "aptitude install aptitude": > But NOT when update aptitude (or update all upgradable packages) from > ncurses interface. So you only encounter this problem (no remove-essential warning) when upgrading packages in the curses interface? If so, I will retitle this report to include just that problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org