[Bug 1545309] [NEW] aptitude doesn't display "long descriptions"

Björn Schließmann 1545309 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Feb 13 17:25:51 UTC 2016 

Public bug reported:

Since having upgraded to 15.10, aptitude doesn't display long package
descriptions any more. If I select a package in the tree and press
enter, the display looks like this:

=====
 Actions  Undo  Package  Resolver  Search  Options  Views  Help
                       Packages                                           acpi-support info
aptitude 0.7.3
i    --\ acpi-support                                                            0.142          0.142         
  Description: scripts for handling many ACPI events

  Priority: optional
  Section: admin
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
  Architecture: amd64
  Compressed Size: 10,2 k
=====

Normally, there should be a "long" package description between the lines
"Description" and "Priority".

In comparison, apt-cache show acpi-support shows the long description as
set in my locale:

=====
(snip)
SHA1: 0f989ffc0d36064c02c96ed8618d3b3d6b07172e
SHA256: 846df5a0f64ce7c6c06c0da93996b169e7e737a520baa39e3c6904bf13e62c52
Description-en_GB: Scripts for handling many ACPI events
 This package contains scripts to react to various ACPI events. It only
 includes scripts for events that can be supported with some level of
[...]
(snip)
=====

apt-config dump shows

=====
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en_GB";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
Acquire::Languages:: "de";
=====

I'd expect aptitude to also show the en_GB translation of the long
description.

Translation files seem to be there:

$ ll /var/lib/apt/lists/*Transl*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     4007 Feb 10 00:35 /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_partner_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3499109 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-de
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4440137 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   422152 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   382769 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-de
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   436012 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   376965 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    26994 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-de
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    30581 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    26269 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10001326 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-de
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20959255 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    28900 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   507211 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    12772 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    25292 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   196160 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_universe_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     6192 Jan 25 11:05 /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_webupd8team_java_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     5366 Jan 11 17:42 /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_zfs-native_stable_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   395292 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    12772 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    23010 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   136183 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_universe_i18n_Translation-en
$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: aptitude 0.7.3-1ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Feb 13 18:14:37 2016
SourcePackage: aptitude
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-02-11 (1 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

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Title:
  aptitude doesn't display "long descriptions"

Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since having upgraded to 15.10, aptitude doesn't display long package
  descriptions any more. If I select a package in the tree and press
  enter, the display looks like this:

  =====
   Actions  Undo  Package  Resolver  Search  Options  Views  Help
                         Packages                                           acpi-support info
  aptitude 0.7.3
  i    --\ acpi-support                                                            0.142          0.142         
    Description: scripts for handling many ACPI events

    Priority: optional
    Section: admin
    Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
    Architecture: amd64
    Compressed Size: 10,2 k
  =====

  Normally, there should be a "long" package description between the
  lines "Description" and "Priority".

  In comparison, apt-cache show acpi-support shows the long description
  as set in my locale:

  =====
  (snip)
  SHA1: 0f989ffc0d36064c02c96ed8618d3b3d6b07172e
  SHA256: 846df5a0f64ce7c6c06c0da93996b169e7e737a520baa39e3c6904bf13e62c52
  Description-en_GB: Scripts for handling many ACPI events
   This package contains scripts to react to various ACPI events. It only
   includes scripts for events that can be supported with some level of
  [...]
  (snip)
  =====

  apt-config dump shows

  =====
  Acquire::Languages "";
  Acquire::Languages:: "en_GB";
  Acquire::Languages:: "en";
  Acquire::Languages:: "none";
  Acquire::Languages:: "de";
  =====

  I'd expect aptitude to also show the en_GB translation of the long
  description.

  Translation files seem to be there:

  $ ll /var/lib/apt/lists/*Transl*
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     4007 Feb 10 00:35 /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_partner_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  3499109 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-de
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  4440137 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   422152 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   382769 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-de
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   436012 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   376965 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    26994 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-de
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    30581 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    26269 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_restricted_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10001326 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-de
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20959255 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    28900 Okt 22 14:48 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily_universe_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   507211 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    12772 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    25292 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   196160 Feb 13 13:45 /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-updates_universe_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     6192 Jan 25 11:05 /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_webupd8team_java_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     5366 Jan 11 17:42 /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_zfs-native_stable_ubuntu_dists_wily_main_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   395292 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    12772 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    23010 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   136183 Feb 12 09:38 /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_wily-security_universe_i18n_Translation-en
  $

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: aptitude 0.7.3-1ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sat Feb 13 18:14:37 2016
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-02-11 (1 days ago)

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