[Bug 1734621] [NEW] apt ignores pinning in /etc/apt/preferences

[Prashant L Rao]

Public bug reported:

On Ubuntu 17.10 apt ignores pinning set in /etc/apt/preferences.

I added the proposed repo and set the pinning for it to 400. Despite
this, apt showed everything in proposed as upgradeable.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apt 1.5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 27 13:12:52 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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Title:
  apt ignores pinning in /etc/apt/preferences

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On Ubuntu 17.10 apt ignores pinning set in /etc/apt/preferences.

  I added the proposed repo and set the pinning for it to 400. Despite
  this, apt showed everything in proposed as upgradeable.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: apt 1.5.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Mon Nov 27 13:12:52 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-27 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_IN
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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