In <4a8ae5a0.7040...@alice.it>, lc wrote: >The command apt-cache policy gives 2 answers:
I often get many answers:
$ apt-cache policy broffice.org
broffice.org:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1:2.4.1+dfsg-1
Version table:
1:3.1.1~rc1-1 0
300 http://localhost experimental/main Packages
1:3.1.0-5 0
700 http://localhost testing/main Packages
500 http://localhost unstable/main Packages
1:3.1.0-5~bpo50+2 0
800 http://localhost lenny-backports/main Packages
1:2.4.1+dfsg-1 0
900 http://localhost stable/main Packages
>for example:
>
>~# apt-cache policy wxmaxima
>wxmaxima:
> Installed: 0.7.1-1
> Candidate: 0.8.2-1
> Version table:
> 0.8.2-1 0
> 700 http://ftp.it.debian.org unstable/main Packages
> *** 0.7.1-1 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
>why this happens?
Multiple versions of that package are found by apt.
>who created and updates the status list?
/var/lib/dpkg/status is oddly enough, maintained by dpkg. All debian
packages should be installed via dpkg (apt-get and aptitude do so).
>How can I have only 1 syncronized list?
Use only one apt repository or no pairs of apt repositories that contain
different versions of the same package AND keep your system up-to-date.
In this case, both apt-get and aptitude should show wxmaxima as upgradable.
After the upgrade your apt-cache policy for wxmaxima would look something
like:
wxmaxima:
Installed: 0.8.2-1
Candidate: 0.8.2-1
Version table:
*** 0.8.2-1 0
700 http://ftp.it.debian.org unstable/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>I use unstable and experimental
Normally, the version in experimental would be greater than the version in
unstable. That would result in something like:
aptitude:
Installed: 0.4.11.11-1~lenny1
Candidate: 0.4.11.11-1+b2
Version table:
0.5.3.1-1 0
1 http://localhost experimental/main Packages
0.4.11.11-1+b2 0
500 http://localhost unstable/main Packages
*** 0.4.11.11-1~lenny1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
(If the stable version was installed.)
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