[Bug 988772] [NEW] apt-get --only-upgrade install $PKG installs new packages

Florian Ermisch floh.edo at googlemail.com
Thu Apr 26 09:42:58 UTC 2012 

Public bug reported:

(I guess this bug should be handled by Debian but I have no Debian box
at hand to test it)

>From apt-get(8):
       --only-upgrade
           Do not install new packages; When used in conjunction
           with install, only-upgrade will prevent packages on the
           command line from being upgraded if they are not already
           installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Only-Upgrade.

(If you get confused by the descriptions of --no-upgrade and --only-
upgrade (like I did) take a look at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=669409)

What happens on Ubuntu 11.04:

(SSH into Ubuntu-box, "apt-get --only-upgrade install" a pkg reported as hold back)
-bash-4.2$ ssh host
Welcome to Ubuntu 11.04 (GNU/Linux 2.6.38-14-generic-pae i686)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

Last login: Thu Apr 26 11:12:47 2012 from 192.168.0.128
user at host:~$ env LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nautilus-dropbox
[sudo] password for user: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  dropbox
Suggested packages:
  python-gpgme
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dropbox
The following packages will be upgraded:
  nautilus-dropbox
1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 95.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 45.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.
floh at ebkaffee:~$ export LC_ALL=C
floh at ebkaffee:~$ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
  Installed: 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
  Candidate: 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
  Version table:
 *** 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4 0
        500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.8.13.2ubuntu2 0
        500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
floh at ebkaffee:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 11.04
Release:        11.04


I guess "apt-get --only-upgrade install" should fail on packages with dependancies added in the new version.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-14.58-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-14-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr 26 11:13:28 2012
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-23 (277 days ago)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty

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Title:
  apt-get --only-upgrade install $PKG installs new packages

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  (I guess this bug should be handled by Debian but I have no Debian box
  at hand to test it)

  From apt-get(8):
         --only-upgrade
             Do not install new packages; When used in conjunction
             with install, only-upgrade will prevent packages on the
             command line from being upgraded if they are not already
             installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Only-Upgrade.

  (If you get confused by the descriptions of --no-upgrade and --only-
  upgrade (like I did) take a look at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
  bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=669409)

  What happens on Ubuntu 11.04:

  (SSH into Ubuntu-box, "apt-get --only-upgrade install" a pkg reported as hold back)
  -bash-4.2$ ssh host
  Welcome to Ubuntu 11.04 (GNU/Linux 2.6.38-14-generic-pae i686)

   * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

  Last login: Thu Apr 26 11:12:47 2012 from 192.168.0.128
  user at host:~$ env LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install nautilus-dropbox
  [sudo] password for user: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    dropbox
  Suggested packages:
    python-gpgme
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    dropbox
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    nautilus-dropbox
  1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 95.5 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 45.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
  Abort.
  floh at ebkaffee:~$ export LC_ALL=C
  floh at ebkaffee:~$ apt-cache policy apt
  apt:
    Installed: 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
    Candidate: 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4 0
          500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
          500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.8.13.2ubuntu2 0
          500 ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/linux/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
  floh at ebkaffee:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 11.04
  Release:        11.04

  
  I guess "apt-get --only-upgrade install" should fail on packages with dependancies added in the new version.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-14.58-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-14-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Apr 26 11:13:28 2012
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-23 (277 days ago)

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