[Bug 216292] Re: aptitude does not honour --download-only

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** Changed in: aptitude (Debian)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  aptitude does not honour --download-only

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “aptitude” package in Debian:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  The man page for aptitude claims:

  -d, --download-only : Download packages to the package cache as
  necessary, but do not install or remove anything.

  Every time I start aptitude (0.4.9-2ubuntu5) with either form of the
  option, once the download is complete it proceeds to install the
  downloaded packages.

  Steps to reproduce:
  * [sudo] aptitude -d [or --download-only]
  * Select packages to install
  * 'g' to review changes
  * 'g' to start download

  Expected result: packages are downloaded, return to selection screen
  Actual result: packages are downloaded, installation takes place

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