[Bug 1317193] Re: aptitude doesn't correctly report the version of packages available within repositories

[Thomas Schweikle]

This clarifies some things to me, but ( :-) ) it is confusing, since in
case the package vanishes from any repository the candidate is shown as
"<none>" (or "<keiner>" in german), indicating there is no package with
this name available any more -- thus it would be more convenient and
logical to have the candidate be the one which has the highest available
version available in the repositories, not the one which is installed.

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Title:
  aptitude doesn't correctly report the version of packages available
  within repositories

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Assume only standard Ubuntu repositories configured:

  apt-get clean all
  apt-get update
  apt-get upgrade
  apt-get install vlc

  should clean all repository caches, update the package databases, then
  upgrade all available non essential packages and finally install vlc.

  Now you are working with vlc and something does not work as expected.
  You are trying the latest nightly packages from the videolan project,
  by adding their repository, by adding a file to
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d holding:

  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/master-daily/ubuntu trusty main
  deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/master-daily/ubuntu trusty main

  after doing

  apt-get update
  apt-get upgrade

  the latest nightly builds of all vlc-packages are installed and you
  start testing. Next you remove the added repository, by commenting the
  lines in the above added file out. Then

  apt-get clean all
  apt-get update

  Calling aptitude after will show no updates available. Searching for
  vlc will show the same version as installed and available in the
  repositories! This is wrong, since the version installed came from the
  videolan project nightly build and the repository given was disabled!
  aptitude shall show the version available now not the one installed!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: aptitude 0.6.8.2-1ubuntu4
  Uname: Linux 3.14.3+ x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed May  7 18:39:10 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (930 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-02-24 (71 days ago)

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