[Bug 884945] Re: aptitude show wrong package state

[Soos Gergely]

For me this issue is even more serious.
When starting aptitude without parameters a lot of packages are shown as new. Pressing "f" hides them but only until I do something (for example press "u"). The number of (false) new packages changes every time (at startup or pressing "u").
Also, there are problems with the upgradable packages which are also incorrectly shown. One time I was trying to do an upgrade and aptitude wanted to uninstall more then 100 packages.
Another problem is that lots of packages are shown twice.

I used to use aptitude for everything, but in this state it is
completely unusable.

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Title:
  aptitude show wrong package state

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Cant to see installed packages in aptitude search:

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:06:~$ sudo aptitude search vlc
  p   libvlc-dev                                                                             - development files for libvlc
  p   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  p   libvlccore-dev                                                                         - development files for libvlccore
  p   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  p   mozilla-plugin-vlc                                                                     - multimedia plugin for web browsers based on VLC
  p   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend
  p   phonon-backend-vlc-dbg                                                                 - Phonon VLC backend debugging symbols
  p   remuco-vlc                                                                             - duplex remote control for media players - VLC adapter
  i   vlc                                                                                    - multimedia player and streamer
  i   vlc-data                                                                               - Common data for VLC
  p   vlc-dbg                                                                                - debugging symbols for vlc
  p   vlc-nox                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
  p   vlc-plugin-fluidsynth                                                                  - FluidSynth plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-ggi                                                                         - GGI video output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-jack                                                                        - Jack audio plugins for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-notify                                                                      - LibNotify plugin for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-pulse                                                                       - PulseAudio plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-sdl                                                                         - SDL video and audio output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-svg                                                                         - SVG plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-svgalib                                                                     - SVGAlib video output plugin for VLC
  p   vlc-plugin-zvbi                                                                        - VBI teletext plugin for VLC

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:22:~$ sudo aptitude search ~ivlc
  i   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  i   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  i   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend
  i   vlc                                                                                    - multimedia player and streamer
  i   vlc-data                                                                               - Common data for VLC
  i   vlc-nox                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
  i   vlc-plugin-notify                                                                      - LibNotify plugin for VLC
  i   vlc-plugin-pulse                                                                       - PulseAudio plugin for VLC
  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.01-23:32:27:~$

  On first search without any pattern can to see:
  p   libvlc5                                                                                - multimedia player and streamer library
  p   libvlccore4                                                                            - base library for VLC and its modules
  p   phonon-backend-vlc                                                                     - Phonon VLC backend

  But this packeges installed and working. For get info about this
  packages need to use pattern ~i

  I did try to remove, purge, reinstall and reconfigure - without result
  =(

  More info:

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:06:~$ lsb_release -a
  LSB Version:    core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:        11.10
  Codename:       oneiric

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:12:~$ sudo aptitude --help | head -n1
  aptitude 0.6.4

  [aslok at 3r]2011.11.04-14:20:21:~$ apt -version
  apt 1.6.0_23

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