[Bug 508545] Re: Aptitude ignores /etc/apt/preferences.d/*

[Wesley Schwengle]

I can confirm the bug is fixed in Lucid. Aptitude now respects the
preferences file(s) in /etc/apt/preferences.d/.


@Rolf:
It is very easy to replicate.

Create a preferences file:

Package: totem-mozilla
Pin: version 2.30.0git20100413-0ubuntu1
Pin-Priority: 1001

Remove totem-mozilla package.

Install it, you will get BROKEN package messages (expected).
Now move the preferences file to /etc/apt/preferences.d and install totem-mozilla once again. It will now install the highest possible version which should not happen.

Install the -proposed aptitude version and rinse repeat, now you will
get in either situation (/etc/apt, /etc/apt/preferences.d) the BROKEN
package message (as expected).

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Title:
  Aptitude ignores /etc/apt/preferences.d/*

Status in aptitude:
  Fix Released
Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “aptitude” source package in Lucid:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  Aptitude honors pinning settings in /etc/apt/preferences, but ignores
  any settings in /etc/apt/preferences.d/*.

  To reproduce, add

   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic
  main

  to your sources list and and entry of the form

    Package: *
    Pin: release o=LP-PPA-ubuntu-mozilla-daily
    Pin-Priority: 101

  to the preferences file and observe that aptitude will try to upgrade
  firefox if the setting is in /etc/apt/preferences.d/, and (correctly)
  stick with the karmic version of the setting is made in
  /etc/apt/preferences.

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