[Bug 727716] Re: Aptitude does not support downloading source package

[Paul White]

Upstream bug was merged with #403372 and included in aptitude 0.8.2-1
Ubuntu changelog includes:

    - New features:
      * [cmdline] New commands "showsrc" and "source"
        (Closes: #243412, #403372, #403631)

Closing by marking "Fix Released"

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

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Title:
  Aptitude does not support downloading source package

Status in aptitude:
  Fix Released
Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  apt-get can download source dsc package as:
  $ apt-get source <source_package>
  but aptitude does not. aptitude can download only binary deb package as:
  $ apt-get download <binary_deb>

  aptitude is replecament for apt-get and could support downloading
  source packages too (not only binary deb).

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