Package: apt Version: 1.0.9.8.3 Severity: minor This bug is part of a chain of things. Sorry for the brief excursion...
I wanted to file a smokeping bug using reportbug, and was told that there were newer versions available (2.6.11-3 in unstable, stretch). I couldn't see if the bug I wanted to file had already been fixed. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806804 wants a changelog-list feature implemented for reportbug to address this using apt-get changelog packagename=version Ah good idea, so manually trying: $ dpkg -l smokeping ii smokeping 2.6.9-1+deb8 all latency logging and graphing syst $ apt-get changelog smokeping=2.6.9-1+deb8 E: Version '2.6.9-1+deb8' for 'smokeping' was not found $ apt-get changelog smokeping | grep urgency smokeping (2.6.9-1+deb8u1) stable-security; urgency=high smokeping (2.6.9-1) unstable; urgency=medium smokeping (2.6.9-1~exp0) experimental; urgency=high smokeping (2.6.8-1.1) unstable; urgency=low smokeping (2.6.8-1) unstable; urgency=low ....etc... So finally: please implement fuzzy matching of the version, so that 'apt-get changelog smokeping=2.6.9' would return the three changelogs for 2.6.9* ... or smokeping=2.6 returns 2.6* changelogs. This will enable reportbug to more easily fix and close #806804 ....which in turn will hopefully lead to less dupe bugs as people can more easily check already implemented changes and bugfixes ....which will lead to less maintainer workload and make them happier :) -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "true"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages ""; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image-extra"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-signed-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-backports-modules-.*"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-tools"; 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::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "amd64"; APT::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. ""; APT::Compressor::.::Name "."; APT::Compressor::.::Extension ""; APT::Compressor::.::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1"; APT::Compressor::gzip ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2"; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n"; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::bzip2 ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::xz ""; APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4"; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6"; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::lzma ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d"; 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::solvers ""; Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2"; Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom"; 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$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom"; Acquire::Languages ""; Acquire::Languages:: "en"; Acquire::Languages:: "none"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; Unattended-Upgrade ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern:: "origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports firefox-release deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://linux.dropbox.com/debian jessie main -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.6 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2014.3 ii gnupg 1.4.18-7+deb8u3 ii libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.9.8.3 ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u6 ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10 ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.11-1+b1 ii dpkg-dev 1.17.27 ii python-apt 0.9.3.12 ii synaptic 0.81.2 -- no debconf information