]> git.saurik.com Git - apt.git/blobdiff - apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
Merge branch 'feature/apt-dpkg-comm'
[apt.git] / apt-pkg / deb / dpkgpm.cc
index 79120f6f58fbc5afaa2d43955220325107dfab69..54a8dffd71b9520769d826df150223b5df41ac62 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 // -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
 // Description                                                         /*{{{*/
-// $Id: dpkgpm.cc,v 1.28 2004/01/27 02:25:01 mdz Exp $
 /* ######################################################################
 
    DPKG Package Manager - Provide an interface to dpkg
-   
+
    ##################################################################### */
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // Includes                                                            /*{{{*/
 #include <apt-pkg/configuration.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/depcache.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/dpkgpm.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/debsystem.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/error.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/fileutl.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/install-progress.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/packagemanager.h>
-#include <apt-pkg/pkgrecords.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/strutl.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/statechanges.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/cacheiterators.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/macros.h>
 #include <apt-pkg/pkgcache.h>
+#include <apt-pkg/version.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <grp.h>
-#include <pty.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <numeric>
 
 #include <apti18n.h>
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 
 using namespace std;
 
-APT_PURE static unsigned int
-EnvironmentSize()
+APT_PURE static string AptHistoryRequestingUser()                      /*{{{*/
+{
+   const char* EnvKeys[]{"SUDO_UID", "PKEXEC_UID", "PACKAGEKIT_CALLER_UID"};
+
+   for (const auto &Key: EnvKeys)
+   {
+      if (getenv(Key) != nullptr)
+      {
+         int uid = atoi(getenv(Key));
+         if (uid > 0) {
+            struct passwd pwd;
+            struct passwd *result;
+            char buf[255];
+            if (getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result) == 0 && result != NULL) {
+               std::string res;
+               strprintf(res, "%s (%d)", pwd.pw_name, uid);
+               return res;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   return "";
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+APT_PURE static unsigned int EnvironmentSize()                         /*{{{*/
 {
   unsigned int size = 0;
   char **envp = environ;
@@ -66,14 +97,15 @@ EnvironmentSize()
 
   return size;
 }
-
-class pkgDPkgPMPrivate 
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+class pkgDPkgPMPrivate                                                 /*{{{*/
 {
 public:
    pkgDPkgPMPrivate() : stdin_is_dev_null(false), dpkgbuf_pos(0),
                        term_out(NULL), history_out(NULL),
                        progress(NULL), tt_is_valid(false), master(-1),
-                       slave(NULL), protect_slave_from_dying(-1)
+                       slave(NULL), protect_slave_from_dying(-1),
+                       direct_stdin(false)
    {
       dpkgbuf[0] = '\0';
    }
@@ -83,7 +115,7 @@ public:
    bool stdin_is_dev_null;
    // the buffer we use for the dpkg status-fd reading
    char dpkgbuf[1024];
-   int dpkgbuf_pos;
+   size_t dpkgbuf_pos;
    FILE *term_out;
    FILE *history_out;
    string dpkg_error;
@@ -100,8 +132,9 @@ public:
    sigset_t sigmask;
    sigset_t original_sigmask;
 
+   bool direct_stdin;
 };
-
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 namespace
 {
   // Maps the dpkg "processing" info to human readable names.  Entry 0
@@ -125,7 +158,7 @@ namespace
     const char *target;
 
   public:
-    MatchProcessingOp(const char *the_target)
+    explicit MatchProcessingOp(const char *the_target)
       : target(the_target)
     {
     }
@@ -137,13 +170,10 @@ namespace
   };
 }
 
-/* helper function to ionice the given PID 
-
- there is no C header for ionice yet - just the syscall interface
- so we use the binary from util-linux
-*/
-static bool
-ionice(int PID)
+// ionice - helper function to ionice the given PID                    /*{{{*/
+/* there is no C header for ionice yet - just the syscall interface
+   so we use the binary from util-linux */
+static bool ionice(int PID)
 {
    if (!FileExists("/usr/bin/ionice"))
       return false;
@@ -161,61 +191,41 @@ ionice(int PID)
    }
    return ExecWait(Process, "ionice");
 }
-
-static std::string getDpkgExecutable()
-{
-   string Tmp = _config->Find("Dir::Bin::dpkg","dpkg");
-   string const dpkgChrootDir = _config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory", "/");
-   size_t dpkgChrootLen = dpkgChrootDir.length();
-   if (dpkgChrootDir != "/" && Tmp.find(dpkgChrootDir) == 0)
-   {
-      if (dpkgChrootDir[dpkgChrootLen - 1] == '/')
-         --dpkgChrootLen;
-      Tmp = Tmp.substr(dpkgChrootLen);
-   }
-   return Tmp;
-}
-
-// dpkgChrootDirectory - chrooting for dpkg if needed                  /*{{{*/
-static void dpkgChrootDirectory()
-{
-   std::string const chrootDir = _config->FindDir("DPkg::Chroot-Directory");
-   if (chrootDir == "/")
-      return;
-   std::cerr << "Chrooting into " << chrootDir << std::endl;
-   if (chroot(chrootDir.c_str()) != 0)
-      _exit(100);
-   if (chdir("/") != 0)
-      _exit(100);
-}
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-
-
 // FindNowVersion - Helper to find a Version in "now" state    /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This is helpful when a package is no longer installed but has residual 
+/* This is helpful when a package is no longer installed but has residual
  * config files
  */
-static 
+static
 pkgCache::VerIterator FindNowVersion(const pkgCache::PkgIterator &Pkg)
 {
    pkgCache::VerIterator Ver;
    for (Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); Ver.end() == false; ++Ver)
       for (pkgCache::VerFileIterator Vf = Ver.FileList(); Vf.end() == false; ++Vf)
         for (pkgCache::PkgFileIterator F = Vf.File(); F.end() == false; ++F)
-           if (F->Archive != 0 && strcmp(F.Archive(), "now") == 0)
+        {
+           if (F.Archive() != 0 && strcmp(F.Archive(), "now") == 0)
               return Ver;
+        }
    return Ver;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
+static pkgCache::VerIterator FindToBeRemovedVersion(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg)/*{{{*/
+{
+   auto const PV = Pkg.CurrentVer();
+   if (PV.end() == false)
+      return PV;
+   return FindNowVersion(Pkg);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 // DPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM - Constructor                                     /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-pkgDPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM(pkgDepCache *Cache) 
-   : pkgPackageManager(Cache), pkgFailures(0), PackagesDone(0), PackagesTotal(0)
+pkgDPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM(pkgDepCache *Cache)
+   : pkgPackageManager(Cache),d(new pkgDPkgPMPrivate()), pkgFailures(0), PackagesDone(0), PackagesTotal(0)
 {
-   d = new pkgDPkgPMPrivate();
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::pkgDPkgPM - Destructor                                      /*{{{*/
@@ -275,7 +285,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Remove(PkgIterator Pkg,bool Purge)
 {
    if (Pkg.end() == true)
       return false;
-   
+
    if (Purge == true)
       List.push_back(Item(Item::Purge,Pkg));
    else
@@ -316,14 +326,14 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendPkgsInfo(FILE * const F, unsigned int const &Version)
         Top = Top->Child;
         continue;
       }
-      
+
       while (Top != 0 && Top->Next == 0)
         Top = Top->Parent;
       if (Top != 0)
         Top = Top->Next;
-   }   
+   }
    fprintf(F,"\n");
+
    // Write out the package actions in order.
    for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
    {
@@ -331,7 +341,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendPkgsInfo(FILE * const F, unsigned int const &Version)
         continue;
 
       pkgDepCache::StateCache &S = Cache[I->Pkg];
-      
+
       fprintf(F,"%s ",I->Pkg.Name());
 
       // Current version which we are going to replace
@@ -386,13 +396,13 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendPkgsInfo(FILE * const F, unsigned int const &Version)
            fprintf(F,"**ERROR**\n");
         else
            fprintf(F,"%s\n",I->File.c_str());
-      }      
+      }
       else if (I->Op == Item::Configure)
         fprintf(F,"**CONFIGURE**\n");
       else if (I->Op == Item::Remove ||
          I->Op == Item::Purge)
         fprintf(F,"**REMOVE**\n");
-      
+
       if (ferror(F) != 0)
         return false;
    }
@@ -407,6 +417,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::SendPkgsInfo(FILE * const F, unsigned int const &Version)
 bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
 {
    bool result = true;
+   static bool interrupted = false;
 
    Configuration::Item const *Opts = _config->Tree(Cnf);
    if (Opts == 0 || Opts->Child == 0)
@@ -414,7 +425,10 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
    Opts = Opts->Child;
 
    sighandler_t old_sigpipe = signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-   
+   sighandler_t old_sigint = signal(SIGINT, [](int signum){
+        interrupted = true;
+   });
+
    unsigned int Count = 1;
    for (; Opts != 0; Opts = Opts->Next, Count++)
    {
@@ -431,10 +445,10 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
       if ((Pos = OptSec.find(' ')) == string::npos || Pos == 0)
         Pos = OptSec.length();
       OptSec = "DPkg::Tools::Options::" + string(Opts->Value.c_str(),Pos);
-      
+
       unsigned int Version = _config->FindI(OptSec+"::Version",1);
       unsigned int InfoFD = _config->FindI(OptSec + "::InfoFD", STDIN_FILENO);
-      
+
       // Create the pipes
       std::set<int> KeepFDs;
       MergeKeepFdsFromConfiguration(KeepFDs);
@@ -465,7 +479,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
         strprintf(hookfd, "%d", InfoFD);
         setenv("APT_HOOK_INFO_FD", hookfd.c_str(), 1);
 
-        dpkgChrootDirectory();
+        debSystem::DpkgChrootDirectory();
         const char *Args[4];
         Args[0] = "/bin/sh";
         Args[1] = "-c";
@@ -477,10 +491,10 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
       close(Pipes[0]);
       FILE *F = fdopen(Pipes[1],"w");
       if (F == 0) {
-         result = _error->Errno("fdopen","Faild to open new FD");
+         result = _error->Errno("fdopen","Failed to open new FD");
          break;
       }
-      
+
       // Feed it the filenames.
       if (Version <= 1)
       {
@@ -493,7 +507,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
            // No errors here..
            if (I->File[0] != '/')
               continue;
-           
+
            /* Feed the filename of each package that is pending install
               into the pipe. */
            fprintf(F,"%s\n",I->File.c_str());
@@ -505,15 +519,19 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::RunScriptsWithPkgs(const char *Cnf)
         SendPkgsInfo(F, Version);
 
       fclose(F);
-      
+
       // Clean up the sub process
       if (ExecWait(Process,Opts->Value.c_str()) == false) {
         result = _error->Error("Failure running script %s",Opts->Value.c_str());
          break;
       }
    }
+   signal(SIGINT, old_sigint);
    signal(SIGPIPE, old_sigpipe);
 
+   if (interrupted)
+      result = _error->Error("Interrupted");
+
    return result;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -549,18 +567,15 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::DoTerminalPty(int master)
       struct timespec sleepfor = { 0, 500000000 };
       nanosleep(&sleepfor, NULL);
       return;
-   }  
-   if(len <= 0) 
+   }
+   if(len <= 0)
       return;
    FileFd::Write(1, term_buf, len);
    if(d->term_out)
       fwrite(term_buf, len, sizeof(char), d->term_out);
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-// DPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusBuf                                                /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/*
- */
+// DPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusBuf                                                /*{{{*/
 void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(char *line)
 {
    bool const Debug = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgProgressReporting",false);
@@ -570,14 +585,14 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(char *line)
    /* dpkg sends strings like this:
       'status:   <pkg>: <pkg  qstate>'
       'status:   <pkg>:<arch>: <pkg  qstate>'
-      
+
       'processing: {install,upgrade,configure,remove,purge,disappear,trigproc}: pkg'
       'processing: {install,upgrade,configure,remove,purge,disappear,trigproc}: trigger'
    */
 
    // we need to split on ": " (note the appended space) as the ':' is
    // part of the pkgname:arch information that dpkg sends
-   // 
+   //
    // A dpkg error message may contain additional ":" (like
    //  "failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb ..."
    // so we need to ensure to not split too much
@@ -655,27 +670,23 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(char *line)
       // if there are multiple pkgs dpkg would send us a full pkgname:arch
       pkgCache::GrpIterator Grp = Cache.FindGrp(pkgname);
       if (Grp.end() == false)
-      {
-        pkgCache::PkgIterator P = Grp.PackageList();
-        for (; P.end() != true; P = Grp.NextPkg(P))
-        {
+        for (auto P = Grp.PackageList(); P.end() != true; P = Grp.NextPkg(P))
            if(Cache[P].Keep() == false || Cache[P].ReInstall() == true)
            {
-              pkgname = P.FullName();
+              auto fullname = P.FullName();
+              if (Cache[P].Delete() && PackageOps[fullname].size() <= PackageOpsDone[fullname])
+                 continue;
+              pkgname = std::move(fullname);
               break;
            }
-        }
-      }
    }
 
-   const char* const pkg = pkgname.c_str();
-   std::string short_pkgname = StringSplit(pkgname, ":")[0];
    std::string arch = "";
    if (pkgname.find(":") != string::npos)
       arch = StringSplit(pkgname, ":")[1];
    std::string i18n_pkgname = pkgname;
    if (arch.size() != 0)
-      strprintf(i18n_pkgname, "%s (%s)", short_pkgname.c_str(), arch.c_str());
+      strprintf(i18n_pkgname, "%s (%s)", StringSplit(pkgname, ":")[0].c_str(), arch.c_str());
 
    // 'processing' from dpkg looks like
    // 'processing: action: pkg'
@@ -696,37 +707,92 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine(char *line)
       d->progress->StatusChanged(pkgname, PackagesDone, PackagesTotal, msg);
 
       // FIXME: this needs a muliarch testcase
-      // FIXME2: is "pkgname" here reliable with dpkg only sending us 
+      // FIXME2: is "pkgname" here reliable with dpkg only sending us
       //         short pkgnames?
       if (action == "disappear")
         handleDisappearAction(pkgname);
       return;
-   } 
+   }
 
    if (prefix == "status")
    {
-      vector<struct DpkgState> const &states = PackageOps[pkg];
-      if(PackageOpsDone[pkg] < states.size())
+      std::vector<struct DpkgState> &states = PackageOps[pkgname];
+      if (action == "triggers-pending")
       {
-         char const * const next_action = states[PackageOpsDone[pkg]].state;
-        if (next_action && Debug == true)
-           std::clog << "(parsed from dpkg) pkg: " << short_pkgname
-              << " action: " << action << " (expected: '" << next_action << "' "
-              << PackageOpsDone[pkg] << " of " << states.size() << ")" << endl;
-
-        // check if the package moved to the next dpkg state
-        if(next_action && (action == next_action))
+        if (Debug == true)
+           std::clog << "(parsed from dpkg) pkg: " << pkgname
+              << " action: " << action << " (prefix 2 to "
+              << PackageOpsDone[pkgname] << " of " << states.size() << ")" << endl;
+
+        states.insert(states.begin(), {"installed", N_("Installed %s")});
+        states.insert(states.begin(), {"half-configured", N_("Configuring %s")});
+        PackagesTotal += 2;
+      }
+      else if(PackageOpsDone[pkgname] < states.size())
+      {
+        char const * next_action = states[PackageOpsDone[pkgname]].state;
+        if (next_action)
         {
-           // only read the translation if there is actually a next action
-           char const * const translation = _(states[PackageOpsDone[pkg]].str);
+           /*
+           if (action == "half-installed" && strcmp("half-configured", next_action) == 0 &&
+                 PackageOpsDone[pkg] + 2 < states.size() && action == states[PackageOpsDone[pkg] + 2].state)
+           {
+              if (Debug == true)
+                 std::clog << "(parsed from dpkg) pkg: " << short_pkgname << " action: " << action
+                    << " pending trigger defused by unpack" << std::endl;
+              // unpacking a package defuses the pending trigger
+              PackageOpsDone[pkg] += 2;
+              PackagesDone += 2;
+              next_action = states[PackageOpsDone[pkg]].state;
+           }
+           */
+           if (Debug == true)
+              std::clog << "(parsed from dpkg) pkg: " << pkgname
+                 << " action: " << action << " (expected: '" << next_action << "' "
+                 << PackageOpsDone[pkgname] << " of " << states.size() << ")" << endl;
+
+           // check if the package moved to the next dpkg state
+           if(action == next_action)
+           {
+              // only read the translation if there is actually a next action
+              char const * const translation = _(states[PackageOpsDone[pkgname]].str);
+
+              // we moved from one dpkg state to a new one, report that
+              ++PackageOpsDone[pkgname];
+              ++PackagesDone;
 
-           // we moved from one dpkg state to a new one, report that
-           ++PackageOpsDone[pkg];
-           ++PackagesDone;
+              std::string msg;
+              strprintf(msg, translation, i18n_pkgname.c_str());
+              d->progress->StatusChanged(pkgname, PackagesDone, PackagesTotal, msg);
+           }
+           else if (action == "unpacked" && strcmp(next_action, "config-files") == 0)
+           {
+              // in a crossgrade what looked like a remove first is really an unpack over it
+              ++PackageOpsDone[pkgname];
+              ++PackagesDone;
 
-           std::string msg;
-           strprintf(msg, translation, i18n_pkgname.c_str());
-           d->progress->StatusChanged(pkgname, PackagesDone, PackagesTotal, msg);
+              auto const Pkg = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname);
+              if (likely(Pkg.end() == false))
+              {
+                 auto const Grp = Pkg.Group();
+                 if (likely(Grp.end() == false))
+                 {
+                    for (auto P = Grp.PackageList(); P.end() != true; P = Grp.NextPkg(P))
+                       if(Cache[P].Install())
+                       {
+                          auto && Ops = PackageOps[P.FullName()];
+                          auto const unpackOp = std::find_if(Ops.cbegin(), Ops.cend(), [](DpkgState const &s) { return strcmp(s.state, "unpacked") == 0; });
+                          if (unpackOp != Ops.cend())
+                          {
+                             auto const skipped = std::distance(Ops.cbegin(), unpackOp);
+                             PackagesDone += skipped;
+                             PackageOpsDone[P.FullName()] += skipped;
+                             break;
+                          }
+                       }
+                 }
+              }
+           }
         }
       }
    }
@@ -781,40 +847,33 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::handleDisappearAction(string const &pkgname)
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd                                              /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/*
- */
 void pkgDPkgPM::DoDpkgStatusFd(int statusfd)
 {
-   char *p, *q;
-   int len;
-
-   len=read(statusfd, &d->dpkgbuf[d->dpkgbuf_pos], sizeof(d->dpkgbuf)-d->dpkgbuf_pos);
-   d->dpkgbuf_pos += len;
+   ssize_t const len = read(statusfd, &d->dpkgbuf[d->dpkgbuf_pos],
+        (sizeof(d->dpkgbuf)/sizeof(d->dpkgbuf[0])) - d->dpkgbuf_pos);
    if(len <= 0)
       return;
+   d->dpkgbuf_pos += (len / sizeof(d->dpkgbuf[0]));
 
-   // process line by line if we have a buffer
-   p = q = d->dpkgbuf;
-   while((q=(char*)memchr(p, '\n', d->dpkgbuf+d->dpkgbuf_pos-p)) != NULL)
+   // process line by line from the buffer
+   char *p = d->dpkgbuf, *q = nullptr;
+   while((q=(char*)memchr(p, '\n', (d->dpkgbuf + d->dpkgbuf_pos) - p)) != nullptr)
    {
-      *q = 0;
+      *q = '\0';
       ProcessDpkgStatusLine(p);
-      p=q+1; // continue with next line
+      p = q + 1; // continue with next line
    }
 
-   // now move the unprocessed bits (after the final \n that is now a 0x0) 
-   // to the start and update d->dpkgbuf_pos
-   p = (char*)memrchr(d->dpkgbuf, 0, d->dpkgbuf_pos);
-   if(p == NULL)
+   // check if we stripped the buffer clean
+   if (p > (d->dpkgbuf + d->dpkgbuf_pos))
+   {
+      d->dpkgbuf_pos = 0;
       return;
+   }
 
-   // we are interessted in the first char *after* 0x0
-   p++;
-
-   // move the unprocessed tail to the start and update pos
-   memmove(d->dpkgbuf, p, p-d->dpkgbuf);
-   d->dpkgbuf_pos = d->dpkgbuf+d->dpkgbuf_pos-p;
+   // otherwise move the unprocessed tail to the start and update pos
+   memmove(d->dpkgbuf, p, (p - d->dpkgbuf));
+   d->dpkgbuf_pos = (d->dpkgbuf + d->dpkgbuf_pos) - p;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
 // DPkgPM::WriteHistoryTag                                             /*{{{*/
@@ -839,7 +898,8 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
    // get current time
    char timestr[200];
    time_t const t = time(NULL);
-   struct tm const * const tmp = localtime(&t);
+   struct tm tm_buf;
+   struct tm const * const tmp = localtime_r(&t, &tm_buf);
    strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%F  %T", tmp);
 
    // open terminal log
@@ -909,6 +969,9 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
       }
       if (_config->Exists("Commandline::AsString") == true)
         WriteHistoryTag("Commandline", _config->Find("Commandline::AsString"));
+      std::string RequestingUser = AptHistoryRequestingUser();
+      if (RequestingUser != "")
+         WriteHistoryTag("Requested-By", RequestingUser);
       WriteHistoryTag("Install", install);
       WriteHistoryTag("Reinstall", reinstall);
       WriteHistoryTag("Upgrade", upgrade);
@@ -917,7 +980,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::OpenLog()
       WriteHistoryTag("Purge",purge);
       fflush(d->history_out);
    }
-   
+
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
@@ -926,7 +989,8 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::CloseLog()
 {
    char timestr[200];
    time_t t = time(NULL);
-   struct tm *tmp = localtime(&t);
+   struct tm tm_buf;
+   struct tm *tmp = localtime_r(&t, &tm_buf);
    strftime(timestr, sizeof(timestr), "%F  %T", tmp);
 
    if(d->term_out)
@@ -965,79 +1029,66 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::CloseLog()
    return true;
 }
                                                                        /*}}}*/
-                                                                       /*}}}*/
-/*{{{*/
-// This implements a racy version of pselect for those architectures
-// that don't have a working implementation.
-// FIXME: Probably can be removed on Lenny+1
-static int racy_pselect(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
-   fd_set *exceptfds, const struct timespec *timeout,
-   const sigset_t *sigmask)
-{
-   sigset_t origmask;
-   struct timeval tv;
-   int retval;
-
-   tv.tv_sec = timeout->tv_sec;
-   tv.tv_usec = timeout->tv_nsec/1000;
-
-   sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, sigmask, &origmask);
-   retval = select(nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, &tv);
-   sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &origmask, 0);
-   return retval;
-}
-                                                                        /*}}}*/
 
 // DPkgPM::BuildPackagesProgressMap                                    /*{{{*/
 void pkgDPkgPM::BuildPackagesProgressMap()
 {
    // map the dpkg states to the operations that are performed
    // (this is sorted in the same way as Item::Ops)
-   static const struct DpkgState DpkgStatesOpMap[][7] = {
+   static const std::array<std::array<DpkgState, 3>, 4> DpkgStatesOpMap = {{
       // Install operation
-      { 
-        {"half-installed", N_("Preparing %s")}, 
-        {"unpacked", N_("Unpacking %s") }, 
-        {NULL, NULL}
-      },
+      {{
+        {"half-installed", N_("Preparing %s")},
+        {"unpacked", N_("Unpacking %s") },
+        {nullptr, nullptr}
+      }},
       // Configure operation
-      { 
+      {{
         {"unpacked",N_("Preparing to configure %s") },
         {"half-configured", N_("Configuring %s") },
         { "installed", N_("Installed %s")},
-        {NULL, NULL}
-      },
+      }},
       // Remove operation
-      { 
+      {{
         {"half-configured", N_("Preparing for removal of %s")},
         {"half-installed", N_("Removing %s")},
         {"config-files",  N_("Removed %s")},
-        {NULL, NULL}
-      },
+      }},
       // Purge operation
-      { 
+      {{
         {"config-files", N_("Preparing to completely remove %s")},
         {"not-installed", N_("Completely removed %s")},
-        {NULL, NULL}
-      },
-   };
+        {nullptr, nullptr}
+      }},
+   }};
+   static_assert(Item::Purge == 3, "Enum item has unexpected index for mapping array");
 
    // init the PackageOps map, go over the list of packages that
    // that will be [installed|configured|removed|purged] and add
    // them to the PackageOps map (the dpkg states it goes through)
    // and the PackageOpsTranslations (human readable strings)
-   for (vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
+   for (auto &&I : List)
    {
-      if((*I).Pkg.end() == true)
+      if(I.Pkg.end() == true)
         continue;
 
-      string const name = (*I).Pkg.FullName();
+      string const name = I.Pkg.FullName();
       PackageOpsDone[name] = 0;
-      for(int i=0; (DpkgStatesOpMap[(*I).Op][i]).state != NULL; ++i)
+      auto AddToPackageOps = std::back_inserter(PackageOps[name]);
+      if (I.Op == Item::Purge && I.Pkg->CurrentVer != 0)
       {
-        PackageOps[name].push_back(DpkgStatesOpMap[(*I).Op][i]);
-        PackagesTotal++;
+        // purging a package which is installed first passes through remove states
+        auto const DpkgOps = DpkgStatesOpMap[Item::Remove];
+        std::copy(DpkgOps.begin(), DpkgOps.end(), AddToPackageOps);
+        PackagesTotal += DpkgOps.size();
       }
+      auto const DpkgOps = DpkgStatesOpMap[I.Op];
+      std::copy_if(DpkgOps.begin(), DpkgOps.end(), AddToPackageOps, [&](DpkgState const &state) {
+        if (state.state == nullptr)
+           return false;
+        ++PackagesTotal;
+        return true;
+      });
    }
    /* one extra: We don't want the progress bar to reach 100%, especially not
       if we call dpkg --configure --pending and process a bunch of triggers
@@ -1047,18 +1098,18 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::BuildPackagesProgressMap()
    ++PackagesTotal;
 }
                                                                         /*}}}*/
-bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int StatusFd)
+bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(int StatusFd)                                       /*{{{*/
 {
    APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress = NULL;
    if (StatusFd == -1)
       progress = APT::Progress::PackageManagerProgressFactory();
    else
       progress = new APT::Progress::PackageManagerProgressFd(StatusFd);
-   
+
    return Go(progress);
 }
-
-void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()                                                /*{{{*/
 {
    if (_config->FindB("Dpkg::Use-Pty", true) == false)
    {
@@ -1069,6 +1120,9 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()
       return;
    }
 
+   if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO) == 0)
+      d->direct_stdin = true;
+
    _error->PushToStack();
 
    d->master = posix_openpt(O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
@@ -1078,8 +1132,13 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()
       _error->Errno("unlockpt", "Unlocking the slave of master fd %d failed!", d->master);
    else
    {
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R
+      char slave_name[64];     // 64 is used by bionic
+      if (ptsname_r(d->master, slave_name, sizeof(slave_name)) != 0)
+#else
       char const * const slave_name = ptsname(d->master);
       if (slave_name == NULL)
+#endif
         _error->Errno("ptsname", "Getting name for slave of master fd %d failed!", d->master);
       else
       {
@@ -1127,7 +1186,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()
               on kfreebsd we get an incorrect ("step like") output then while it has
               no problem with closing all references… so to avoid platform specific
               code here we combine both and be happy once more */
-           d->protect_slave_from_dying = open(d->slave, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+           d->protect_slave_from_dying = open(d->slave, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY);
         }
       }
    }
@@ -1144,11 +1203,12 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StartPtyMagic()
         free(d->slave);
         d->slave = NULL;
       }
-      _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr);
+      _error->DumpErrors(std::cerr, GlobalError::DEBUG, false);
    }
    _error->RevertToStack();
 }
-void pkgDPkgPM::SetupSlavePtyMagic()
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgDPkgPM::SetupSlavePtyMagic()                                   /*{{{*/
 {
    if(d->master == -1 || d->slave == NULL)
       return;
@@ -1159,14 +1219,17 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::SetupSlavePtyMagic()
    if (setsid() == -1)
       _error->FatalE("setsid", "Starting a new session for child failed!");
 
-   int const slaveFd = open(d->slave, O_RDWR);
+   int const slaveFd = open(d->slave, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
    if (slaveFd == -1)
       _error->FatalE("open", _("Can not write log (%s)"), _("Is /dev/pts mounted?"));
    else if (ioctl(slaveFd, TIOCSCTTY, 0) < 0)
       _error->FatalE("ioctl", "Setting TIOCSCTTY for slave fd %d failed!", slaveFd);
    else
    {
-      for (unsigned short i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
+      unsigned short i = 0;
+      if (d->direct_stdin == true)
+        ++i;
+      for (; i < 3; ++i)
         if (dup2(slaveFd, i) == -1)
            _error->FatalE("dup2", "Dupping %d to %d in child failed!", slaveFd, i);
 
@@ -1177,7 +1240,8 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::SetupSlavePtyMagic()
    if (slaveFd != -1)
       close(slaveFd);
 }
-void pkgDPkgPM::StopPtyMagic()
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+void pkgDPkgPM::StopPtyMagic()                                         /*{{{*/
 {
    if (d->slave != NULL)
       free(d->slave);
@@ -1187,7 +1251,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StopPtyMagic()
       close(d->protect_slave_from_dying);
       d->protect_slave_from_dying = -1;
    }
-   if(d->master >= 0) 
+   if(d->master >= 0)
    {
       if (d->tt_is_valid == true && tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &d->tt) == -1)
         _error->FatalE("tcsetattr", "Setting in Stop via TCSAFLUSH for stdin failed!");
@@ -1195,74 +1259,119 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::StopPtyMagic()
       d->master = -1;
    }
 }
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
+static void cleanUpTmpDir(char * const tmpdir)                         /*{{{*/
+{
+   if (tmpdir == nullptr)
+      return;
+   DIR * const D = opendir(tmpdir);
+   if (D == nullptr)
+      _error->Errno("opendir", _("Unable to read %s"), tmpdir);
+   else
+   {
+      auto const dfd = dirfd(D);
+      for (struct dirent *Ent = readdir(D); Ent != nullptr; Ent = readdir(D))
+      {
+        if (Ent->d_name[0] == '.')
+           continue;
+#ifdef _DIRENT_HAVE_D_TYPE
+        if (unlikely(Ent->d_type != DT_LNK && Ent->d_type != DT_UNKNOWN))
+           continue;
+#endif
+        if (unlikely(unlinkat(dfd, Ent->d_name, 0) != 0))
+           break;
+      }
+      closedir(D);
+      rmdir(tmpdir);
+   }
+   free(tmpdir);
+}
+                                                                       /*}}}*/
 
 // DPkgPM::Go - Run the sequence                                       /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* This globs the operations and calls dpkg 
+/* This globs the operations and calls dpkg
  *
  * If it is called with a progress object apt will report the install
  * progress to this object. It maps the dpkg states a package goes
  * through to human readable (and i10n-able)
  * names and calculates a percentage for each step.
  */
+static bool ItemIsEssential(pkgDPkgPM::Item const &I)
+{
+   static auto const cachegen = _config->Find("pkgCacheGen::Essential");
+   if (cachegen == "none" || cachegen == "native")
+      return true;
+   if (unlikely(I.Pkg.end()))
+      return true;
+   return (I.Pkg->Flags & pkgCache::Flag::Essential) != 0;
+}
+bool pkgDPkgPM::ExpandPendingCalls(std::vector<Item> &List, pkgDepCache &Cache)
+{
+   {
+      std::unordered_set<decltype(pkgCache::Package::ID)> alreadyRemoved;
+      for (auto && I : List)
+        if (I.Op == Item::Remove || I.Op == Item::Purge)
+           alreadyRemoved.insert(I.Pkg->ID);
+      std::remove_reference<decltype(List)>::type AppendList;
+      for (auto Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+        if (Cache[Pkg].Delete() && alreadyRemoved.insert(Pkg->ID).second == true)
+           AppendList.emplace_back(Cache[Pkg].Purge() ? Item::Purge : Item::Remove, Pkg);
+      std::move(AppendList.begin(), AppendList.end(), std::back_inserter(List));
+   }
+   {
+      std::unordered_set<decltype(pkgCache::Package::ID)> alreadyConfigured;
+      for (auto && I : List)
+        if (I.Op == Item::Configure)
+           alreadyConfigured.insert(I.Pkg->ID);
+      std::remove_reference<decltype(List)>::type AppendList;
+      for (auto && I : List)
+        if (I.Op == Item::Install && alreadyConfigured.insert(I.Pkg->ID).second == true)
+           AppendList.emplace_back(Item::Configure, I.Pkg);
+      for (auto Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+        if (Pkg.State() == pkgCache::PkgIterator::NeedsConfigure && alreadyConfigured.insert(Pkg->ID).second == true)
+           AppendList.emplace_back(Item::Configure, Pkg);
+      std::move(AppendList.begin(), AppendList.end(), std::back_inserter(List));
+   }
+   return true;
+}
 bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
 {
+   // explicitely remove&configure everything for hookscripts and progress building
+   // we need them only temporarily through, so keep the length and erase afterwards
+   decltype(List)::const_iterator::difference_type explicitIdx =
+      std::distance(List.cbegin(), List.cend());
+   ExpandPendingCalls(List, Cache);
+
+   auto const StripAlreadyDoneFromPending = [&](APT::VersionVector & Pending) {
+      Pending.erase(std::remove_if(Pending.begin(), Pending.end(), [&](pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver) {
+           auto const PN = Ver.ParentPkg().FullName();
+           return PackageOps[PN].size() <= PackageOpsDone[PN];
+        }), Pending.end());
+   };
+
    pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop = false;
    d->progress = progress;
 
    // Generate the base argument list for dpkg
-   unsigned long StartSize = 0;
-   std::vector<const char *> Args;
-   std::string DpkgExecutable = getDpkgExecutable();
-   Args.push_back(DpkgExecutable.c_str());
-   StartSize += DpkgExecutable.length();
-
-   // Stick in any custom dpkg options
-   Configuration::Item const *Opts = _config->Tree("DPkg::Options");
-   if (Opts != 0)
-   {
-      Opts = Opts->Child;
-      for (; Opts != 0; Opts = Opts->Next)
-      {
-        if (Opts->Value.empty() == true)
-           continue;
-        Args.push_back(Opts->Value.c_str());
-        StartSize += Opts->Value.length();
-      }
-   }
-
+   std::vector<std::string> const sArgs = debSystem::GetDpkgBaseCommand();
+   std::vector<const char *> Args(sArgs.size(), NULL);
+   std::transform(sArgs.begin(), sArgs.end(), Args.begin(),
+        [](std::string const &s) { return s.c_str(); });
+   unsigned long long const StartSize = std::accumulate(sArgs.begin(), sArgs.end(), 0llu,
+        [](unsigned long long const i, std::string const &s) { return i + s.length(); });
    size_t const BaseArgs = Args.size();
-   // we need to detect if we can qualify packages with the architecture or not
-   Args.push_back("--assert-multi-arch");
-   Args.push_back(NULL);
-
-   pid_t dpkgAssertMultiArch = ExecFork();
-   if (dpkgAssertMultiArch == 0)
-   {
-      dpkgChrootDirectory();
-      // redirect everything to the ultimate sink as we only need the exit-status
-      int const nullfd = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY);
-      dup2(nullfd, STDIN_FILENO);
-      dup2(nullfd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-      dup2(nullfd, STDERR_FILENO);
-      execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
-      _error->WarningE("dpkgGo", "Can't detect if dpkg supports multi-arch!");
-      _exit(2);
-   }
 
    fd_set rfds;
    struct timespec tv;
 
-   // FIXME: do we really need this limit when we have MaxArgBytes?
-   unsigned int const MaxArgs = _config->FindI("Dpkg::MaxArgs",32*1024);
-
    // try to figure out the max environment size
    int OSArgMax = sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX);
    if(OSArgMax < 0)
       OSArgMax = 32*1024;
    OSArgMax -= EnvironmentSize() - 2*1024;
    unsigned int const MaxArgBytes = _config->FindI("Dpkg::MaxArgBytes", OSArgMax);
-   bool const NoTriggers = _config->FindB("DPkg::NoTriggers", false);
+   bool const NoTriggers = _config->FindB("DPkg::NoTriggers", true);
 
    if (RunScripts("DPkg::Pre-Invoke") == false)
       return false;
@@ -1270,43 +1379,193 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
    if (RunScriptsWithPkgs("DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs") == false)
       return false;
 
-   // support subpressing of triggers processing for special
-   // cases like d-i that runs the triggers handling manually
-   bool const TriggersPending = _config->FindB("DPkg::TriggersPending", false);
-   if (_config->FindB("DPkg::ConfigurePending", true) == true)
-      List.push_back(Item(Item::ConfigurePending, PkgIterator()));
+   auto const noopDPkgInvocation = _config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgPM",false);
+   // store auto-bits as they are supposed to be after dpkg is run
+   if (noopDPkgInvocation == false)
+      Cache.writeStateFile(NULL);
+
+   bool dpkg_recursive_install = _config->FindB("dpkg::install::recursive", false);
+   if (_config->FindB("dpkg::install::recursive::force", false) == false)
+   {
+      // dpkg uses a sorted treewalk since that version which enables the workaround to work
+      auto const dpkgpkg = Cache.FindPkg("dpkg");
+      if (likely(dpkgpkg.end() == false && dpkgpkg->CurrentVer != 0))
+        dpkg_recursive_install = Cache.VS().CmpVersion("1.18.5", dpkgpkg.CurrentVer().VerStr()) <= 0;
+   }
+   // no point in doing this dance for a handful of packages only
+   unsigned int const dpkg_recursive_install_min = _config->FindB("dpkg::install::recursive::minimum", 5);
+   // FIXME: workaround for dpkg bug, see our ./test-bug-740843-versioned-up-down-breaks test
+   bool const dpkg_recursive_install_numbered = _config->FindB("dpkg::install::recursive::numbered", true);
 
    // for the progress
    BuildPackagesProgressMap();
 
-   d->stdin_is_dev_null = false;
-
-   // create log
-   OpenLog();
+   APT::StateChanges approvedStates;
+   if (_config->FindB("dpkg::selection::remove::approved", true))
+   {
+      for (auto && I : List)
+        if (I.Op == Item::Purge)
+           approvedStates.Purge(FindToBeRemovedVersion(I.Pkg));
+        else if (I.Op == Item::Remove)
+           approvedStates.Remove(FindToBeRemovedVersion(I.Pkg));
+   }
 
-   bool dpkgMultiArch = false;
-   if (dpkgAssertMultiArch > 0)
+   // Skip removes if we install another architecture of this package soon (crossgrade)
+   // We can't just skip them all the time as it could be an ordering requirement [of another package]
+   if ((approvedStates.Remove().empty() == false || approvedStates.Purge().empty() == false) &&
+        _config->FindB("dpkg::remove::crossgrade::implicit", true) == true)
    {
-      int Status = 0;
-      while (waitpid(dpkgAssertMultiArch, &Status, 0) != dpkgAssertMultiArch)
+      std::unordered_set<decltype(pkgCache::Package::ID)> crossgraded;
+      std::vector<std::pair<Item*, std::string>> toCrossgrade;
+      auto const PlanedEnd = std::next(List.begin(), explicitIdx);
+      for (auto I = List.begin(); I != PlanedEnd; ++I)
       {
-        if (errno == EINTR)
+        if (I->Op != Item::Remove && I->Op != Item::Purge)
            continue;
-        _error->WarningE("dpkgGo", _("Waited for %s but it wasn't there"), "dpkg --assert-multi-arch");
-        break;
+
+        auto const Grp = I->Pkg.Group();
+        size_t installedInstances = 0;
+        for (auto Pkg = Grp.PackageList(); Pkg.end() == false; Pkg = Grp.NextPkg(Pkg))
+           if (Pkg->CurrentVer != 0 || Cache[Pkg].Install())
+              ++installedInstances;
+        if (installedInstances == 2)
+        {
+           auto const FirstInstall = std::find_if_not(I, List.end(),
+                 [](Item const &i) { return i.Op == Item::Remove || i.Op == Item::Purge; });
+           auto const LastInstall = std::find_if_not(FirstInstall, List.end(),
+                 [](Item const &i) { return i.Op == Item::Install; });
+           auto const crosser = std::find_if(FirstInstall, LastInstall,
+                 [&I](Item const &i) { return i.Pkg->Group == I->Pkg->Group; });
+           if (crosser != LastInstall)
+           {
+              crossgraded.insert(I->Pkg->ID);
+              toCrossgrade.emplace_back(&(*I), crosser->Pkg.FullName());
+           }
+        }
+      }
+      for (auto I = PlanedEnd; I != List.end(); ++I)
+      {
+        if (I->Op != Item::Remove && I->Op != Item::Purge)
+           continue;
+
+        auto const Grp = I->Pkg.Group();
+        for (auto Pkg = Grp.PackageList(); Pkg.end() == false; Pkg = Grp.NextPkg(Pkg))
+        {
+           if (Pkg == I->Pkg || Cache[Pkg].Install() == false)
+              continue;
+           toCrossgrade.emplace_back(&(*I), Pkg.FullName());
+           break;
+        }
+      }
+      for (auto C : toCrossgrade)
+      {
+        // we never do purges on packages which are crossgraded, even if "requested"
+        if (C.first->Op == Item::Purge)
+        {
+           C.first->Op = Item::Remove; // crossgrades should never be purged
+           auto && Purges = approvedStates.Purge();
+           auto const Ver = std::find_if(
+#if __GNUC__ >= 5 || (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 9 && __GNUC__ >= 4)
+              Purges.cbegin(), Purges.cend(),
+#else
+              Purges.begin(), Purges.end(),
+#endif
+              [&C](pkgCache::VerIterator const &V) { return V.ParentPkg() == C.first->Pkg; });
+           approvedStates.Remove(*Ver);
+           Purges.erase(Ver);
+           auto && RemOp = PackageOps[C.first->Pkg.FullName()];
+           if (RemOp.size() == 5)
+           {
+              RemOp.erase(std::next(RemOp.begin(), 3), RemOp.end());
+              PackagesTotal -= 2;
+           }
+           else
+           _error->Warning("Unexpected amount of planned ops for package %s: %lu", C.first->Pkg.FullName().c_str(), RemOp.size());
+        }
+      }
+      if (crossgraded.empty() == false)
+      {
+        auto const oldsize = List.size();
+        List.erase(std::remove_if(List.begin(), PlanedEnd,
+              [&crossgraded](Item const &i){
+                 return (i.Op == Item::Remove || i.Op == Item::Purge) &&
+                    crossgraded.find(i.Pkg->ID) != crossgraded.end();
+              }), PlanedEnd);
+        explicitIdx -= (oldsize - List.size());
+      }
+   }
+
+   APT::StateChanges currentStates;
+   if (_config->FindB("dpkg::selection::current::saveandrestore", true))
+   {
+      for (auto Pkg = Cache.PkgBegin(); Pkg.end() == false; ++Pkg)
+        if (Pkg->CurrentVer == 0)
+           continue;
+        else if (Pkg->SelectedState == pkgCache::State::Purge)
+           currentStates.Purge(FindToBeRemovedVersion(Pkg));
+        else if (Pkg->SelectedState == pkgCache::State::DeInstall)
+           currentStates.Remove(FindToBeRemovedVersion(Pkg));
+      if (currentStates.empty() == false)
+      {
+        APT::StateChanges cleanStates;
+        for (auto && P: currentStates.Remove())
+           cleanStates.Install(P);
+        for (auto && P: currentStates.Purge())
+           cleanStates.Install(P);
+        if (cleanStates.Save(false) == false)
+           return _error->Error("Couldn't clean the currently selected dpkg states");
       }
-      if (WIFEXITED(Status) == true && WEXITSTATUS(Status) == 0)
-        dpkgMultiArch = true;
    }
 
+   if (_config->FindB("dpkg::selection::remove::approved", true))
+   {
+      if (approvedStates.Save(false) == false)
+      {
+        _error->Error("Couldn't record the approved state changes as dpkg selection states");
+        if (currentStates.Save(false) == false)
+           _error->Error("Couldn't restore dpkg selection states which were present before this interaction!");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      List.erase(std::next(List.begin(), explicitIdx), List.end());
+
+      std::vector<bool> toBeRemoved(Cache.Head().PackageCount, false);
+      for (auto && I: approvedStates.Remove())
+        toBeRemoved[I.ParentPkg()->ID] = true;
+      for (auto && I: approvedStates.Purge())
+        toBeRemoved[I.ParentPkg()->ID] = true;
+
+      for (auto && I: List)
+        if (I.Op == Item::Remove || I.Op == Item::Purge)
+           toBeRemoved[I.Pkg->ID] = false;
+
+      if (std::find(toBeRemoved.begin(), toBeRemoved.end(), true) != toBeRemoved.end())
+        List.emplace_back(Item::RemovePending, pkgCache::PkgIterator());
+      if (approvedStates.Purge().empty() == false)
+        List.emplace_back(Item::PurgePending, pkgCache::PkgIterator());
+
+      // support subpressing of triggers processing for special
+      // cases like d-i that runs the triggers handling manually
+      if (_config->FindB("DPkg::ConfigurePending", true))
+        List.emplace_back(Item::ConfigurePending, pkgCache::PkgIterator());
+   }
+   bool const TriggersPending = _config->FindB("DPkg::TriggersPending", false);
+
+   d->stdin_is_dev_null = false;
+
+   // create log
+   OpenLog();
+
+   bool dpkgMultiArch = debSystem::SupportsMultiArch();
+
    // start pty magic before the loop
    StartPtyMagic();
 
-   // Tell the progress that its starting and fork dpkg 
+   // Tell the progress that its starting and fork dpkg
    d->progress->Start(d->master);
 
    // this loop is runs once per dpkg operation
-   vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.begin();
+   vector<Item>::const_iterator I = List.cbegin();
    while (I != List.end())
    {
       // Do all actions with the same Op in one run
@@ -1323,37 +1582,19 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
               continue;
            break;
         }
+      else if (J->Op == Item::Remove || J->Op == Item::Purge)
+        J = std::find_if(J, List.cend(), [](Item const &I) { return I.Op != Item::Remove && I.Op != Item::Purge; });
       else
-        for (; J != List.end() && J->Op == I->Op; ++J)
-           /* nothing */;
+        J = std::find_if(J, List.cend(), [&J](Item const &I) { return I.Op != J->Op; });
 
-      // keep track of allocated strings for multiarch package names
-      std::vector<char *> Packages;
+      auto const size = (J - I) + 10;
 
       // start with the baseset of arguments
-      unsigned long Size = StartSize;
+      auto Size = StartSize;
       Args.erase(Args.begin() + BaseArgs, Args.end());
-
-      // Now check if we are within the MaxArgs limit
-      //
-      // this code below is problematic, because it may happen that
-      // the argument list is split in a way that A depends on B
-      // and they are in the same "--configure A B" run
-      // - with the split they may now be configured in different
-      //   runs, using Immediate-Configure-All can help prevent this.
-      if (J - I > (signed)MaxArgs)
-      {
-        J = I + MaxArgs;
-        unsigned long const size = MaxArgs + 10;
-        Args.reserve(size);
-        Packages.reserve(size);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        unsigned long const size = (J - I) + 10;
-        Args.reserve(size);
-        Packages.reserve(size);
-      }
+      Args.reserve(size);
+      // keep track of allocated strings for multiarch package names
+      std::vector<char *> Packages(size, nullptr);
 
       int fd[2];
       if (pipe(fd) != 0)
@@ -1368,20 +1609,22 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       ADDARG(status_fd_buf);
       unsigned long const Op = I->Op;
 
+      if (NoTriggers == true && I->Op != Item::TriggersPending &&
+         I->Op != Item::ConfigurePending)
+      {
+        ADDARGC("--no-triggers");
+      }
+
       switch (I->Op)
       {
         case Item::Remove:
-        ADDARGC("--force-depends");
-        ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
-        ADDARGC("--remove");
-        break;
-        
         case Item::Purge:
         ADDARGC("--force-depends");
-        ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
-        ADDARGC("--purge");
+        if (std::any_of(I, J, ItemIsEssential))
+           ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
+        ADDARGC("--remove");
         break;
-        
+
         case Item::Configure:
         ADDARGC("--configure");
         break;
@@ -1396,34 +1639,96 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
         ADDARGC("--pending");
         break;
 
+        case Item::RemovePending:
+        ADDARGC("--remove");
+        ADDARGC("--pending");
+        break;
+
+        case Item::PurgePending:
+        ADDARGC("--purge");
+        ADDARGC("--pending");
+        break;
+
         case Item::Install:
         ADDARGC("--unpack");
         ADDARGC("--auto-deconfigure");
         break;
       }
 
-      if (NoTriggers == true && I->Op != Item::TriggersPending &&
-         I->Op != Item::ConfigurePending)
-      {
-        ADDARGC("--no-triggers");
-      }
-#undef ADDARGC
+      char * tmpdir_to_free = nullptr;
 
       // Write in the file or package names
       if (I->Op == Item::Install)
       {
-        for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; ++I)
+        auto const installsToDo = J - I;
+        if (dpkg_recursive_install == true && dpkg_recursive_install_min < installsToDo)
         {
-           if (I->File[0] != '/')
-              return _error->Error("Internal Error, Pathname to install is not absolute '%s'",I->File.c_str());
-           Args.push_back(I->File.c_str());
-           Size += I->File.length();
+           std::string tmpdir;
+           strprintf(tmpdir, "%s/apt-dpkg-install-XXXXXX", GetTempDir().c_str());
+           tmpdir_to_free = strndup(tmpdir.data(), tmpdir.length());
+           if (mkdtemp(tmpdir_to_free) == nullptr)
+              return _error->Errno("DPkg::Go", "mkdtemp of %s failed in preparation of calling dpkg unpack", tmpdir_to_free);
+
+           char p = 1;
+           for (auto c = installsToDo - 1; (c = c/10) != 0; ++p);
+           for (unsigned long n = 0; I != J; ++n, ++I)
+           {
+              if (I->File[0] != '/')
+                 return _error->Error("Internal Error, Pathname to install is not absolute '%s'",I->File.c_str());
+              auto const file = flNotDir(I->File);
+              std::string linkpath;
+              if (dpkg_recursive_install_numbered)
+                 strprintf(linkpath, "%s/%.*lu-%s", tmpdir_to_free, p, n, file.c_str());
+              else
+                 strprintf(linkpath, "%s/%s", tmpdir_to_free, file.c_str());
+              if (symlink(I->File.c_str(), linkpath.c_str()) != 0)
+                 return _error->Errno("DPkg::Go", "Symlinking %s to %s failed!", I->File.c_str(), linkpath.c_str());
+           }
+           ADDARGC("--recursive");
+           ADDARG(tmpdir_to_free);
         }
+        else
+        {
+           for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; ++I)
+           {
+              if (I->File[0] != '/')
+                 return _error->Error("Internal Error, Pathname to install is not absolute '%s'",I->File.c_str());
+              Args.push_back(I->File.c_str());
+              Size += I->File.length();
+           }
+        }
+      }
+      else if (I->Op == Item::RemovePending)
+      {
+        ++I;
+        StripAlreadyDoneFromPending(approvedStates.Remove());
+        if (approvedStates.Remove().empty())
+           continue;
+      }
+      else if (I->Op == Item::PurgePending)
+      {
+        ++I;
+        // explicit removes of packages without conffiles passthrough the purge states instantly, too.
+        // Setting these non-installed packages up for purging generates 'unknown pkg' warnings from dpkg
+        StripAlreadyDoneFromPending(approvedStates.Purge());
+        if (approvedStates.Purge().empty())
+           continue;
+        std::remove_reference<decltype(approvedStates.Remove())>::type approvedRemoves;
+        std::swap(approvedRemoves, approvedStates.Remove());
+        // we apply it again here as an explicit remove in the ordering will have cleared the purge state
+        if (approvedStates.Save(false) == false)
+        {
+           _error->Error("Couldn't record the approved purges as dpkg selection states");
+           if (currentStates.Save(false) == false)
+              _error->Error("Couldn't restore dpkg selection states which were present before this interaction!");
+           return false;
+        }
+        std::swap(approvedRemoves, approvedStates.Remove());
       }
       else
       {
         string const nativeArch = _config->Find("APT::Architecture");
-        unsigned long const oldSize = I->Op == Item::Configure ? Size : 0;
+        unsigned long const oldSize = I->Pkg.end() == false ? Size : 0;
         for (;I != J && Size < MaxArgBytes; ++I)
         {
            if((*I).Pkg.end() == true)
@@ -1442,12 +1747,15 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
            {
               pkgCache::VerIterator PkgVer;
               std::string name = I->Pkg.Name();
-              if (Op == Item::Remove || Op == Item::Purge) 
-               {
+              if (Op == Item::Remove)
                  PkgVer = I->Pkg.CurrentVer();
-                  if(PkgVer.end() == true)
-                     PkgVer = FindNowVersion(I->Pkg);
-               }
+              else if (Op == Item::Purge)
+              {
+                 // we purge later with --purge --pending, so if it isn't installed (aka rc-only), skip it here
+                 PkgVer = I->Pkg.CurrentVer();
+                 if (PkgVer.end() == true)
+                    continue;
+              }
               else
                  PkgVer = Cache[I->Pkg].InstVerIter(Cache);
               if (strcmp(I->Pkg.Arch(), "none") == 0)
@@ -1465,16 +1773,24 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
         if (oldSize == Size)
            continue;
       }
+#undef ADDARGC
 #undef ADDARG
 
       J = I;
-      
-      if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgPM",false) == true)
+
+      if (noopDPkgInvocation == true)
       {
         for (std::vector<const char *>::const_iterator a = Args.begin();
              a != Args.end(); ++a)
            clog << *a << ' ';
         clog << endl;
+        for (std::vector<char *>::const_iterator p = Packages.begin();
+              p != Packages.end(); ++p)
+           free(*p);
+        Packages.clear();
+        close(fd[0]);
+        close(fd[1]);
+        cleanUpTmpDir(tmpdir_to_free);
         continue;
       }
       Args.push_back(NULL);
@@ -1483,18 +1799,17 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       clog << flush;
       cerr << flush;
 
-      /* Mask off sig int/quit. We do this because dpkg also does when 
+      /* Mask off sig int/quit. We do this because dpkg also does when
          it forks scripts. What happens is that when you hit ctrl-c it sends
-        it to all processes in the group. Since dpkg ignores the signal 
+        it to all processes in the group. Since dpkg ignores the signal
         it doesn't die but we do! So we must also ignore it */
       sighandler_t old_SIGQUIT = signal(SIGQUIT,SIG_IGN);
       sighandler_t old_SIGINT = signal(SIGINT,SigINT);
-      
+
       // Check here for any SIGINT
-      if (pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop && (Op == Item::Remove || Op == Item::Purge || Op == Item::Install)) 
+      if (pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop && (Op == Item::Remove || Op == Item::Purge || Op == Item::Install))
          break;
-      
-      
+
       // ignore SIGHUP as well (debian #463030)
       sighandler_t old_SIGHUP = signal(SIGHUP,SIG_IGN);
 
@@ -1510,7 +1825,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
         SetupSlavePtyMagic();
         close(fd[0]); // close the read end of the pipe
 
-        dpkgChrootDirectory();
+        debSystem::DpkgChrootDirectory();
 
         if (chdir(_config->FindDir("DPkg::Run-Directory","/").c_str()) != 0)
            _exit(100);
@@ -1521,36 +1836,37 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
             int dummy = 0;
            if ((Flags = fcntl(STDIN_FILENO,F_GETFL,dummy)) < 0)
               _exit(100);
-           
+
            // Discard everything in stdin before forking dpkg
            if (fcntl(STDIN_FILENO,F_SETFL,Flags | O_NONBLOCK) < 0)
               _exit(100);
-           
+
            while (read(STDIN_FILENO,&dummy,1) == 1);
-           
+
            if (fcntl(STDIN_FILENO,F_SETFL,Flags & (~(long)O_NONBLOCK)) < 0)
               _exit(100);
         }
 
-        /* No Job Control Stop Env is a magic dpkg var that prevents it
-           from using sigstop */
-        putenv((char *)"DPKG_NO_TSTP=yes");
+        // if color support isn't enabled/disabled explicitly tell
+        // dpkg to use the same state apt is using for its color support
+        if (_config->FindB("APT::Color", false) == true)
+           setenv("DPKG_COLORS", "always", 0);
+        else
+           setenv("DPKG_COLORS", "never", 0);
+
         execvp(Args[0], (char**) &Args[0]);
         cerr << "Could not exec dpkg!" << endl;
         _exit(100);
-      }      
-
-      // apply ionice
-      if (_config->FindB("DPkg::UseIoNice", false) == true)
-        ionice(Child);
-
-      // Wait for dpkg
-      int Status = 0;
+      }
 
       // we read from dpkg here
       int const _dpkgin = fd[0];
       close(fd[1]);                        // close the write end of the pipe
 
+      // apply ionice
+      if (_config->FindB("DPkg::UseIoNice", false) == true)
+        ionice(Child);
+
       // setups fds
       sigemptyset(&d->sigmask);
       sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK,&d->sigmask,&d->original_sigmask);
@@ -1562,49 +1878,40 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       Packages.clear();
 
       // the result of the waitpid call
+      int Status = 0;
       int res;
-      int select_ret;
+      bool waitpid_failure = false;
       while ((res=waitpid(Child,&Status, WNOHANG)) != Child) {
         if(res < 0) {
-           // FIXME: move this to a function or something, looks ugly here
            // error handling, waitpid returned -1
            if (errno == EINTR)
               continue;
-           RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke");
-
-           // Restore sig int/quit
-           signal(SIGQUIT,old_SIGQUIT);
-           signal(SIGINT,old_SIGINT);
-
-           signal(SIGHUP,old_SIGHUP);
-           return _error->Errno("waitpid","Couldn't wait for subprocess");
+           waitpid_failure = true;
+           break;
         }
 
         // wait for input or output here
         FD_ZERO(&rfds);
-        if (d->master >= 0 && !d->stdin_is_dev_null)
-           FD_SET(0, &rfds); 
+        if (d->master >= 0 && d->direct_stdin == false && d->stdin_is_dev_null == false)
+           FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &rfds);
         FD_SET(_dpkgin, &rfds);
         if(d->master >= 0)
            FD_SET(d->master, &rfds);
          tv.tv_sec = 0;
          tv.tv_nsec = d->progress->GetPulseInterval();
-        select_ret = pselect(max(d->master, _dpkgin)+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, 
+        auto const select_ret = pselect(max(d->master, _dpkgin)+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL,
                              &tv, &d->original_sigmask);
-        if (select_ret < 0 && (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOSYS))
-           select_ret = racy_pselect(max(d->master, _dpkgin)+1, &rfds, NULL,
-                                     NULL, &tv, &d->original_sigmask);
          d->progress->Pulse();
-        if (select_ret == 0) 
-           continue;
-        else if (select_ret < 0 && errno == EINTR)
-           continue;
-        else if (select_ret < 0) 
-        {
-           perror("select() returned error");
-           continue;
-        } 
-        
+        if (select_ret == 0)
+           continue;
+        else if (select_ret < 0 && errno == EINTR)
+           continue;
+        else if (select_ret < 0)
+        {
+           perror("select() returned error");
+           continue;
+        }
+
         if(d->master >= 0 && FD_ISSET(d->master, &rfds))
            DoTerminalPty(d->master);
         if(d->master >= 0 && FD_ISSET(0, &rfds))
@@ -1617,12 +1924,21 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       // Restore sig int/quit
       signal(SIGQUIT,old_SIGQUIT);
       signal(SIGINT,old_SIGINT);
-      
       signal(SIGHUP,old_SIGHUP);
+
+      cleanUpTmpDir(tmpdir_to_free);
+
+      if (waitpid_failure == true)
+      {
+        strprintf(d->dpkg_error, "Sub-process %s couldn't be waited for.",Args[0]);
+        _error->Error("%s", d->dpkg_error.c_str());
+        break;
+      }
+
       // Check for an error code.
       if (WIFEXITED(Status) == 0 || WEXITSTATUS(Status) != 0)
       {
-        // if it was set to "keep-dpkg-runing" then we won't return
+        // if it was set to "keep-dpkg-running" then we won't return
         // here but keep the loop going and just report it as a error
         // for later
         bool const stopOnError = _config->FindB("Dpkg::StopOnError",true);
@@ -1640,21 +1956,34 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       }
    }
    // dpkg is done at this point
-   d->progress->Stop();
    StopPtyMagic();
    CloseLog();
 
+   if (d->dpkg_error.empty() == false)
+   {
+      // no point in reseting packages we already completed removal for
+      StripAlreadyDoneFromPending(approvedStates.Remove());
+      StripAlreadyDoneFromPending(approvedStates.Purge());
+      APT::StateChanges undo;
+      auto && undoRem = approvedStates.Remove();
+      std::move(undoRem.begin(), undoRem.end(), std::back_inserter(undo.Install()));
+      auto && undoPur = approvedStates.Purge();
+      std::move(undoPur.begin(), undoPur.end(), std::back_inserter(undo.Install()));
+      approvedStates.clear();
+      if (undo.Save(false) == false)
+        _error->Error("Couldn't revert dpkg selection for approved remove/purge after an error was encountered!");
+   }
+   if (currentStates.Save(false) == false)
+      _error->Error("Couldn't restore dpkg selection states which were present before this interaction!");
+
    if (pkgPackageManager::SigINTStop)
        _error->Warning(_("Operation was interrupted before it could finish"));
 
-   if (RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke") == false)
-      return false;
-
-   if (_config->FindB("Debug::pkgDPkgPM",false) == false)
+   if (noopDPkgInvocation == false)
    {
       std::string const oldpkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::pkgcache");
       if (oldpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(oldpkgcache) == true &&
-         unlink(oldpkgcache.c_str()) == 0)
+         RemoveFile("pkgDPkgPM::Go", oldpkgcache))
       {
         std::string const srcpkgcache = _config->FindFile("Dir::cache::srcpkgcache");
         if (srcpkgcache.empty() == false && RealFileExists(srcpkgcache) == true)
@@ -1667,7 +1996,15 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
       }
    }
 
-   Cache.writeStateFile(NULL);
+   // disappearing packages can forward their auto-bit
+   if (disappearedPkgs.empty() == false)
+      Cache.writeStateFile(NULL);
+
+   d->progress->Stop();
+
+   if (RunScripts("DPkg::Post-Invoke") == false)
+      return false;
+
    return d->dpkg_error.empty();
 }
 
@@ -1678,7 +2015,7 @@ void SigINT(int /*sig*/) {
 // pkgDpkgPM::Reset - Dump the contents of the command list            /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgDPkgPM::Reset() 
+void pkgDPkgPM::Reset()
 {
    List.erase(List.begin(),List.end());
 }
@@ -1686,7 +2023,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::Reset()
 // pkgDpkgPM::WriteApportReport - write out error report pkg failure   /*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* */
-void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg) 
+void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
 {
    // If apport doesn't exist or isn't installed do nothing
    // This e.g. prevents messages in 'universes' without apport
@@ -1711,20 +2048,20 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
       return;
    }
 
-   // check if its not a follow up error 
+   // check if its not a follow up error
    const char *needle = dgettext("dpkg", "dependency problems - leaving unconfigured");
    if(strstr(errormsg, needle) != NULL) {
       std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.") << std::endl;
       return;
    }
 
-   // do not report disk-full failures 
+   // do not report disk-full failures
    if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOSPC)) != NULL) {
       std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a disk full error") << std::endl;
       return;
    }
 
-   // do not report out-of-memory failures 
+   // do not report out-of-memory failures
    if(strstr(errormsg, strerror(ENOMEM)) != NULL ||
       strstr(errormsg, "failed to allocate memory") != NULL) {
       std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a out of memory error") << std::endl;
@@ -1760,7 +2097,7 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
          // to kill the "s" manually
          if (list[1].size() > 1) {
             list[1].erase(0, 1);
-            if(strstr(errormsg, list[0].c_str()) && 
+            if(strstr(errormsg, list[0].c_str()) &&
                strstr(errormsg, list[1].c_str())) {
                std::clog << _("No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error") << std::endl;
                return;
@@ -1775,11 +2112,21 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    if(pos != string::npos)
       pkgname = pkgname.substr(0, pos);
 
-   // find the package versin and source package name
+   // find the package version and source package name
    pkgCache::PkgIterator Pkg = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname);
    if (Pkg.end() == true)
-      return;
-   pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Cache.GetCandidateVer(Pkg);
+   {
+      if (pos == std::string::npos || _config->FindB("dpkg::install::recursive::numbered", true) == false)
+        return;
+      auto const dash = pkgname.find_first_not_of("0123456789");
+      if (dash == std::string::npos || pkgname[dash] != '-')
+        return;
+      pkgname.erase(0, dash + 1);
+      Pkg = Cache.FindPkg(pkgname);
+      if (Pkg.end() == true)
+        return;
+   }
+   pkgCache::VerIterator Ver = Cache.GetCandidateVersion(Pkg);
    if (Ver.end() == true)
       return;
    pkgver = Ver.VerStr() == NULL ? "unknown" : Ver.VerStr();
@@ -1790,7 +2137,8 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    //    we overwrite it. This is the same behaviour as apport
    // - if we have a report with the same pkgversion already
    //   then we skip it
-   reportfile = flCombine("/var/crash",pkgname+".0.crash");
+   _config->CndSet("Dir::Apport", "var/crash");
+   reportfile = flCombine(_config->FindDir("Dir::Apport", "var/crash"), pkgname+".0.crash");
    if(FileExists(reportfile))
    {
       struct stat buf;
@@ -1831,18 +2179,10 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
    fprintf(report, "ProblemType: Package\n");
    fprintf(report, "Architecture: %s\n", arch.c_str());
    time_t now = time(NULL);
-   fprintf(report, "Date: %s" , ctime(&now));
+   char ctime_buf[26]; // need at least 26 bytes according to ctime(3)
+   fprintf(report, "Date: %s" , ctime_r(&now, ctime_buf));
    fprintf(report, "Package: %s %s\n", pkgname.c_str(), pkgver.c_str());
-#if APT_PKG_ABI >= 413
    fprintf(report, "SourcePackage: %s\n", Ver.SourcePkgName());
-#else
-   pkgRecords Recs(Cache);
-   pkgRecords::Parser &Parse = Recs.Lookup(Ver.FileList());
-   std::string srcpkgname = Parse.SourcePkg();
-   if(srcpkgname.empty())
-      srcpkgname = pkgname;
-   fprintf(report, "SourcePackage: %s\n", srcpkgname.c_str());
-#endif
    fprintf(report, "ErrorMessage:\n %s\n", errormsg);
 
    // ensure that the log is flushed
@@ -1882,14 +2222,25 @@ void pkgDPkgPM::WriteApportReport(const char *pkgpath, const char *errormsg)
       }
    }
 
-   // log the ordering 
-   const char *ops_str[] = {"Install", "Configure","Remove","Purge"};
+   // log the ordering, see dpkgpm.h and the "Ops" enum there
    fprintf(report, "AptOrdering:\n");
-   for (vector<Item>::iterator I = List.begin(); I != List.end(); ++I)
-      if ((*I).Pkg != NULL)
-         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", (*I).Pkg.Name(), ops_str[(*I).Op]);
-      else
-         fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", "NULL", ops_str[(*I).Op]);
+   for (auto && I : List)
+   {
+      char const * opstr = nullptr;
+      switch (I.Op)
+      {
+        case Item::Install: opstr = "Install"; break;
+        case Item::Configure: opstr = "Configure"; break;
+        case Item::Remove: opstr = "Remove"; break;
+        case Item::Purge: opstr = "Purge"; break;
+        case Item::ConfigurePending: opstr = "ConfigurePending"; break;
+        case Item::TriggersPending: opstr = "TriggersPending"; break;
+        case Item::RemovePending: opstr = "RemovePending"; break;
+        case Item::PurgePending: opstr = "PurgePending"; break;
+      }
+      auto const pkgname = I.Pkg.end() ? "NULL" : I.Pkg.FullName();
+      fprintf(report, " %s: %s\n", pkgname.c_str(), opstr);
+   }
 
    // attach dmesg log (to learn about segfaults)
    if (FileExists("/bin/dmesg"))