[Bug 884945] Re: aptitude show wrong package state

[Paul Graydon]

I'm seeing this in Precise still:

dpkg output to show packages are installed:
$ sudo dpkg -l | grep fgl
ii  fglrx-amdcccle-updates                 2:8.911-0ubuntu1                             Catalyst Control Center for the AMD graphics accelerators
ii  fglrx-updates                          2:8.911-0ubuntu1                             Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators

Then a fairly non-specific search for fglrx:

$ sudo aptitude search fglrx
p   fglrx                                                                                          - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators                                                          
p   fglrx-amdcccle                                                                                 - Catalyst Control Center for the AMD graphics accelerators                                               
p   fglrx-amdcccle-updates                                                                         - Catalyst Control Center for the AMD graphics accelerators                                               
v   fglrx-control                                                                                  -                                                                                                         
v   fglrx-control                                                                                  -                                                                                                         
p   fglrx-dev                                                                                      - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (devel files)                                            
v   fglrx-driver                                                                                   -                                                                                                         
v   fglrx-driver                                                                                   -                                                                                                         
v   fglrx-driver-dev                                                                               -                                                                                                         
v   fglrx-driver-dev                                                                               -                                                                                                         
p   fglrx-updates                                                                                  - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators                                                          
p   fglrx-updates-dev                                                                              - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (devel files)    

If I search for fglrx-updates specifically though, it shows up as
installed:

$ sudo aptitude search fglrx-updates
i   fglrx-updates                                                                                  - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators                                                          
p   fglrx-updates-dev                                                                              - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (devel files)   

System details:

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise

~$ dpkg -l | grep aptitude
ii  aptitude                               0.6.5-1ubuntu1                               terminal-based package manager (terminal interface only)

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Title:
  aptitude show wrong package state

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Cant to see installed packages in aptitude search:

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:06:~$ sudo aptitude search vlc
  p   libvlc-dev                                                                             - development files for libvlc
  p   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  p   libvlccore-dev                                                                         - development files for libvlccore
  p   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  p   mozilla-plugin-vlc                                                                     - multimedia plugin for web browsers based on VLC
  p   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend
  p   phonon-backend-vlc-dbg                                                                 - Phonon VLC backend debugging symbols
  p   remuco-vlc                                                                             - duplex remote control for media players - VLC adapter
  i   vlc                                                                                    - multimedia player and streamer
  i   vlc-data                                                                               - Common data for VLC
  p   vlc-dbg                                                                                - debugging symbols for vlc
  p   vlc-nox                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
  p   vlc-plugin-fluidsynth                                                                  - FluidSynth plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-ggi                                                                         - GGI video output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-jack                                                                        - Jack audio plugins for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-notify                                                                      - LibNotify plugin for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-pulse                                                                       - PulseAudio plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-sdl                                                                         - SDL video and audio output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-svg                                                                         - SVG plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-svgalib                                                                     - SVGAlib video output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-zvbi                                                                        - VBI teletext plugin for VLC

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:22:~$ sudo aptitude search ~ivlc
  i   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  i   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  i   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend
  i   vlc                                                                                    - multimedia player and streamer
  i   vlc-data                                                                               - Common data for VLC
  i   vlc-nox                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
  i   vlc-plugin-notify                                                                      - LibNotify plugin for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-pulse                                                                       - PulseAudio plugin for VLC
  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:27:~$

  On first search without any pattern can to see:
  p   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  p   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  p   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend

  But this packeges installed and working. For get info about this
  packages need to use pattern ~i

  I did try to remove, purge, reinstall and reconfigure - without result
  =(

  More info:

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:06:~$ lsb_release -a
  LSB Version:    core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:        11.10
  Codename:       oneiric

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:12:~$ sudo aptitude --help | head -n1
  aptitude 0.6.4

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:21:~$ apt -version
  apt 1.6.0_23

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