[Bug 1148012] Re: apt-get install * gives some not existing packages

[Daniel Hartwig]

On 6 March 2013 20:17, David Kalnischkies <1148012 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Theoretically
> apt-get remove ".*:*"
> (quotes so your shell isn't trying to expand it) would remove every
> package from your system.
> apt-get install ".*"
> on the other hand would install every available package (in the
> "best" architecture) on your system.
>
> (apt-get uses regex, not globbing)
>

Right.  These are the correct commands to use to pass such a wildcard
to apt, otherwise the shell will interpret ‘*’ in it's own way and
replace it with specific file names.

With OPs command it never receives the ‘*’ and that is not a valid
regex anyway.  So this is not a bug in apt.

 status invalid


** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  apt-get install * gives some not existing packages

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  when i type sudo apt-get install *

  i get an result that my subfolders of my home folder doesnt exist.
  like documents and pictures

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