[Bug 1655084] [NEW] apt-get install removes package hold status

[Steve Buehrle]

Public bug reported:

Expected behavior: When I place a package on hold, I expect that
updating a package to a specific version will keep the hold status.

Observed behavior: Updating a package to a specific version removed the
hold status.


Test case:

Create a simple repo directory with 3 versions of a test package. The
versions are 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.


# aptitude versions myscripts
Package MYSCRIPTS:
p   1.0                                           <NULL>                    500
p   1.1                                           <NULL>                    500
p   1.2                                           <NULL>                    500


Install version 1.0, and place package on hold

## apt-get  install -q -y --allow-unauthenticated myscripts=1.0
...

# apt-mark hold myscripts
MYSCRIPTS set on hold.
 

# dpkg --get-selections myscripts
myscripts                                       hold

Update package version 1.0 to 1.1

# apt-get install myscripts=1.1            Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following held packages will be changed:
  MYSCRIPTS
The following packages will be upgraded:
  MYSCRIPTS
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/724 B of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  MYSCRIPTS
Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y
(Reading database ... 126044 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack ..././MYSCRIPTS_1.1-1.deb ...
Unpacking myscripts (1.1) over (1.0) ...
Setting up myscripts (1.1) ...


There is nothing in the output about the hold status, and I expect the
hold status to remain on hold.


# dpkg --get-selections myscripts
myscripts                                    install


Additional info:

# lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release:        14.04

# apt-cache policy apt
apt:
  Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
  Candidate: 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.1ubuntu2.17 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  apt-get install removes package hold status

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Expected behavior: When I place a package on hold, I expect that
  updating a package to a specific version will keep the hold status.

  Observed behavior: Updating a package to a specific version removed
  the hold status.

  
  Test case:

  Create a simple repo directory with 3 versions of a test package. The
  versions are 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.


  # aptitude versions myscripts
  Package MYSCRIPTS:
  p   1.0                                           <NULL>                    500
  p   1.1                                           <NULL>                    500
  p   1.2                                           <NULL>                    500

  
  Install version 1.0, and place package on hold

  ## apt-get  install -q -y --allow-unauthenticated myscripts=1.0
  ...

  # apt-mark hold myscripts
  MYSCRIPTS set on hold.
   

  # dpkg --get-selections myscripts
  myscripts                                       hold

  Update package version 1.0 to 1.1

  # apt-get install myscripts=1.1            Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following held packages will be changed:
    MYSCRIPTS
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    MYSCRIPTS
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/724 B of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
    MYSCRIPTS
  Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y
  (Reading database ... 126044 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack ..././MYSCRIPTS_1.1-1.deb ...
  Unpacking myscripts (1.1) over (1.0) ...
  Setting up myscripts (1.1) ...


  There is nothing in the output about the hold status, and I expect the
  hold status to remain on hold.

  
  # dpkg --get-selections myscripts
  myscripts                                    install


  Additional info:

  # lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  # apt-cache policy apt
  apt:
    Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
    Candidate: 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
    Version table:
   *** 1.0.1ubuntu2.17 0
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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