Seems fixed ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218308 Title: apt-get install crashes on zero length package name Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: $ sudo apt-get install "" Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::out_of_range' what(): basic_string::compare Giving "" (zero length string) as the package name seems to be what causes the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-39.60~precise1-generic 3.5.7.17 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 29 12:07:54 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1218308/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp