dpkg/apt question

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 02:38:43PM -0500, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> Hi there. I have a small question related -- I think -- to the 
> Ubuntu/Debian packaging system. I'm using Kubuntu Edgy, and doing my 
> updates with its GUI front end called "adept".
> 
> When I go to update a package, the system:
> - downloads the file
> - presents a buglist
> - asks if I want to install anyway
> 
> This is for a package that apt said I ought to upgrade. If that's the 
> case, why present the buglist? Why ask if I still want to install? Is 
> there a way to turn it off?
> 
> Better still, is there a document online that documents all this behavior?

apt-listbugs is a package that checks the bug track system.  Some people
install it so they can check the bug reports on the packages they are
installing before installing.  You can simply remove the package if you
don't want apt to check bug reports before installing.

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