On 5 March 2014 01:25, Andreas Kloeckner <inf...@tiker.net> wrote: > Package: aptitude > Version: 0.6.10-2 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > previously, I was able to do the following in aptitude: > > 1) Hit [Enter] on a package I wanted. > 2) Scroll down, pick the version I want, hit [+]. > 3) Sort out the broken dependencies of that version, if needed. > 4) Be happy. > > Now, at step 2), aptitude will only mark the default version of the > package (not the chosen one) for installation if that version will have > broken dependencies after installation.
Applies only to packages with another version currently installed. Related to the fix for an apt issue [1], also possibly an earlier change to the same function. I will investigate further and query apt developers about this. Regards [1] <http://bugs.debian.org/735967> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
