[Bug 2003785] Re: apt source exact-source-package doesn't download the requested source package

[Julian Andres Klode]

As David wrote, the behavior here is correct. linux-lowlatency is a
binary package provided by linux-meta-lowlatency, for which you are
requesting the source code.

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

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Title:
  apt source exact-source-package doesn't download the requested source
  package

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  apt source exact-source-package doesn't download the right source
  package

  
  when specifying source package, i expect the exact source package to be downloaded.

  
  example:

  $ apt source linux-lowlatency => incorrectly downloads linux-meta-lowlatency
  $ apt source --only-source linux-lowlatency => is very counter intuitive but downloads linux-lowlatency source package

  Please default to downloading exact source package by default first,
  and offer binary->source resolution separately.

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