[Bug 471467] Re: aptitude reinstall option isn't working

[Daniel Hartwig]

# apt-cache policy aptitude
aptitude:
  Installed: 0.6.6-1+b1
  Candidate: 0.6.6-1+b1
  Version table:
 *** 0.6.6-1+b1 0
        500 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/debian/debian/ sid/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
# aptitude reinstall tf

The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  tf 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 310 not upgraded.
Need to get 260 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Get: 1 http://ftp.iinet.net.au/debian/debian/ sid/main tf i386 1:4.0s1-17 [260 kB]
Fetched 260 kB in 16s (16.0 kB/s)                                               
(Reading database ... 104562 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tf 1:4.0s1-17 (using .../tf_1%3a4.0s1-17_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tf ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up tf (1:4.0s1-17) ...


** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  aptitude reinstall option isn't working

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  i upgrade to 9.10

  I clean the cash and then try to reinstall a package.

  Aptitude didn't download again the package or reinstall it

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov  2 20:39:33 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  Package: aptitude 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu6
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=he_IL.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

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