[Bug 1693900] Re: apt-get update should return exit code != 0 on error

[Julian Andres Klode]

Thanks Scott for digging out this bug again, I'll use it for SRUing.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Groovy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Groovy)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  apt-get update should return exit code != 0 on error

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in apt source package in Bionic:
  Triaged
Status in apt source package in Focal:
  Triaged
Status in apt source package in Groovy:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When running 'apt-get update' (e.g. on a container install post-
  install script), apt-get return with exit code 0, even so it wasn't
  able to "update" properly. E.g.:

  + apt-get update
  Err:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
    Temporary failure resolving 'de.archive.ubuntu.com'
  Err:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
    Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
  Err:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
    Temporary failure resolving 'de.archive.ubuntu.com'
  Reading package lists... Done
  W: Failed to fetch http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/InRelease  Temporary failure resolving 'de.archive.ubuntu.com'
  W: Failed to fetch http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/InRelease  Temporary failure resolving 'de.archive.ubuntu.com'
  W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/InRelease  Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
  W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

  It should be corrected to return useful exit code, so that scripts can
  take the appropriate actions ...

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