[Bug 1596320] [NEW] Missing documentation on configuration option Dpkg::Options

Eus eus at member.fsf.org
Sun Jun 26 15:42:02 UTC 2016


Public bug reported:

I was trying to pass "--force-overwrite" to dpkg when using aptitude,
but I could not find a way to do so in Aptitude's documentation
(package: aptitude-doc-en). However, it is doable using configuration
option Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" as reported here
http://askubuntu.com/a/104912/311909. Hence, option "Dpkg::Options"
should be documented in Aptitude's documentation.

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

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Title:
  Missing documentation on configuration option Dpkg::Options

Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was trying to pass "--force-overwrite" to dpkg when using aptitude,
  but I could not find a way to do so in Aptitude's documentation
  (package: aptitude-doc-en). However, it is doable using configuration
  option Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" as reported here
  http://askubuntu.com/a/104912/311909. Hence, option "Dpkg::Options"
  should be documented in Aptitude's documentation.

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