#24717: apt dies early if one postinst/preinst dies
Status: Requires dpkg modifications
#22892: Apt improvements
-#28184: apt could be smarted regarding mirrors
+#28184: apt could be smarter regarding mirrors
Summary: Make use of redundant sources
Status: 0.3.0 will likely do this, already the information for it is stored.
-#24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect
- Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect
- Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS enviornment variable will be created, -d can
- be put there.
- There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also
- appear..
#25104: APT should retry failed downloads
Summary: FTP method has problems with busy servers
Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism
Summary: FTP method has no controls for firewalls
Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism
to control this desired behavoir.
-#28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf
-#29293: apt: Docs reference apt(8) but apt(8) not provided.
- Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items,
- ftp.conf is only one of them.
- Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0
-#28391: apt-get install without upgrading
- Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already
- installed
- Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0
-
+#29441: documenting the codes for -s
+ Summary: Apparently the simulation output is not immediately obvois
+ Status: Someone should update the man page.
+
-- Fixed but unclosed things
#25026: apt: Why do you list the packages you're _not_ doing anything to instead of the ones you are?
#22507: apt: apt-get - listing packages to be upgraded (wishlist)
though it failed. I'm paying very close attention to this in
0.3.x. Not to mention that the clean behavior will be
configurable..
-
+#28391: apt-get install without upgrading
+ Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already
+ installed
+ Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0
+ Try the --no-upgrade options
+#28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf
+#29293: apt: Docs reference apt(8) but apt(8) not provided.
+ Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items,
+ ftp.conf is only one of them.
+ Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0
+#24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect
+ Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect
+ Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS enviornment variable will be created, -d can
+ be put there.
+ There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also
+ appear..
+ Use Dselect::Options "-d" and others
+#29920: Wish for more verbosity on "has no installation candidate"
+ Summary: More reports
+ Status: Already fixed in .3
+#29382: apt: apt deletes packages after installation without any question
+ Summary: Obvois.
+ Status: Fixed in .3, use Dselect::Clean "prompt"
+#30027: apt: version comparison bug
+ Summary: Version compare differs from dpkg
+ Status: Fixed in all CVS versions.
+#30260: apt: wishlist: do not return to main menu without prompting for return
+ Summary: Wants to prompt after dselect update
+ Status: Fixed in v3, use dselect::promptafterupdate "true";
+
-- Silly things
#26592: apt: Problems with ftpd in SunOS 5.6
+#29903: apt-get insists onto sending a SIZE command
Summary: SunOS ftpd does not support the SIZE command
Status: Probably not worth fixing
#20723: Apt suggestion