Bug#788873: dpkg: `dpkg -p iceweasel` shows a wrong package version

Package: dpkg Version: 1.18.1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, `dpkg -p iceweasel` shows version 31.0-3. But in reality it is 38.0.1-5 (confirmed by both by Synaptic and Firefox about dialog). $ dpkg -p iceweasel Package: iceweasel Priority: optional Section: web Installed-Size: 77063 Maintain

Bug#785630: dpkg: Store a log of package installations

Package: dpkg Version: 1.17.25 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, There should be a detailed log of which packages were installed when and which old versions (if any) were updated, with the exact times of the operations. The log should be preserved at least during a month. This would help to s

Bug#462288: short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to pipe in copy)

Package: dpkg Version: 1.14.15 $ sudo dpkg -i /home/porton/download/opera_9.25-20071214.6-shared-qt_en_i386.deb (Reading database ... 284624 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking opera (from .../opera_9.25-20071214.6-shared-qt_en_i386.deb) ... dpkg-deb (subprocess): short r