[Bug 1245929] Re: apt pinning preferences are ignored

[Michael Vogt]

The following works for me:

$ cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: origin ppa.launchpad.net
Pin-Priority: 100

$ apt-cache policy|grep -A2 -B2 ppa
 100 http://ppa.launchpad.net/appgrid/stable/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages
     release v=13.10,o=LP-PPA-appgrid-stable,a=saucy,n=saucy,l=appgrid stable,c=main
     origin ppa.launchpad.net


** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  apt pinning preferences are ignored

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I've seen already the "possible related" but either they have been
  fixed or doesn't apply.

  I'm trying to set the PPA's with lower priority than normal releases
  using:

  Package: *
   Pin: origin "ppa.launchpad.net"
   Pin-Priority: 400

  This works without problems in Debian, but in Ubuntu ppa.launchpad.net
  keeps it's 500 priority:

  apt-cache policy | grep ppa
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/sublime-text-2/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/sublime-text-2/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-sdk-team/ppa/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-sdk-team/ppa/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/saiarcot895/chromium-beta/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/saiarcot895/chromium-beta/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/phablet-team/tools/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/phablet-team/tools/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/libreoffice-4-0/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/libreoffice-4-0/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kilian/f.lux/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kilian/f.lux/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/juju/stable/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net
   500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/juju/stable/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       origin ppa.launchpad.net

  This is not desirable. I've tried other combinations such:

  Pin: release o=LP-PPA-saiarcot895-chromium-beta
  (for each of the ppa's)

  Pin: release v=13.04,o=LP-PPA-juju-stable,a=raring,n=raring,l=juju stable packages,c=main
  (again, for each of the ppa's)

  release l=juju stable packages
  (also tried labels alone)

  Etc. None of them works. strace shows that apt-cache is indeed reading
  the preferences.d file, but what is done with it is unknown.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: apt 0.9.7.7ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 29 11:19:09 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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