something is really wrong: actions: 1-removed /etc/apt/preferences 2-removed /var/lib/synaptic/preferences 3-sudo synaptic 4-lock/unlock version - not accepting this command at all - no file "preferences" appears in /etc/apt nor in "/var/lib/synaptic"
14:41:40 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/synaptic# ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-10-23 14:28 . drwxr-xr-x 68 root root 4096 2006-10-20 22:48 .. 14:41:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/synaptic# 14:41:59 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/apt# ll total 108 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40 2006-05-15 21:21 apt.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-10-20 14:04 apt.conf.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 127 2006-05-15 21:21 apt.conf.org -rw------- 1 root root 0 2006-05-15 18:41 secring.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1611 2006-10-20 18:34 sources.list -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3398 2006-10-14 07:19 sources.list~ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3063 2006-10-20 16:56 sources.list4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-04-18 22:47 sources.list.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2334 2006-10-20 13:33 sources.list.distUpgrade -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2098 2006-05-26 10:43 sources.list.org -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3256 2006-09-14 04:50 sources.list.org2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3404 2006-10-14 07:06 sources.list.org3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2344 2006-10-14 07:58 sources.list.save -rw------- 1 root root 1200 2006-09-28 22:46 trustdb.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27681 2006-10-03 13:48 trusted.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27037 2006-09-28 22:46 trusted.gpg~ 14:42:01 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/apt# 5-while manually creating preferences it looks only in folder: /var/lib/synaptic as you said 6-no changes possible in preferences by means of gui->lock/unlock versions - file preferences not changing at all 7-only manual changes in /var/lib/synaptic/preferences are visible in synaptic Let me know if more info needed -- synaptic 0.58.7 and apt 0.6.45 don't follow pinned packages https://launchpad.net/bugs/67398 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
