[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2017-01-30 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
""" Note that the files in the /etc/apt/preferences.d directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the following naming convention: The files have either no or "pref" as filename extension and only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore

[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2017-01-30 Thread xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
this bug is still valid and confirmed, including upstream in debian 9 ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #557580 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=557580 ** Also affects: apt via

[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-05-05 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for apt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891696 Title:

Re: [Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-06 Thread Mika Suomalainen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 No, I don't have them. I usually backup only home folders when reinstalling OS or installing different OS. On 06.03.2012 06:57, Torsten Spindler wrote: Do you still have the config files, so I can confirm the bug? - -- Mika Suomalainen gpg

[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-05 Thread Torsten Spindler
Can you remember if it failed with aptitude, not apt? I think there is a pending bug on preferences.d support for aptitude. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891696 Title:

Re: [Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-05 Thread Mika Suomalainen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 If I recall correctly, it happened with both, apt-get and aptitude. Torsten Spindler tors...@canonical.com wrote: Can you remember if it failed with aptitude, not apt? I think there is a pending bug on preferences.d support for aptitude. -- You

Re: [Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-05 Thread Torsten Spindler
Do you still have the config files, so I can confirm the bug? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/891696 Title: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored. To manage

Re: [Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-02 Thread Mika Suomalainen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, The steps how I encountered this were: 1. Add pinning for Debian Sid. 2. aptitude update 3. aptitude upgrade and aptitude wants to upgrade to Debian Sid. (I cannot test does this still happen, because I don't have Ubuntu installed anywhere

[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2012-03-01 Thread Torsten Spindler
I've added two files to /etc/apt/preferences.d, one containing a pin, the other nonsense: $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/apache Package: apache2 Pin: release n=lucid Pin-Priority: 900 Package: apache2 Pin: release n=precise Pin-Priority: 100 $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/wurst just a test Upon

[Bug 891696] Re: /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/preferences.d/* are ignored.

2011-11-17 Thread Mika Suomalainen
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