This bug was fixed in the package apt - 1.7.4
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apt (1.7.4) cosmic; urgency=medium
* Fix name of APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Stats (was ...Update-Post...)
* CMake: Install auth.conf.d directory (LP: #1818996)
* Merge translations from 1.8.0
apt (1.7.3) cosmic; urgency=medium
[ Michael Vogt ]
* private-json-hooks.cc: deal with EPIPE (LP: #1814543)
[ Julian Andres Klode ]
* Introduce experimental 'never' pinning for sources (LP: #1814727)
* Add a Packages-Require-Authorization Release file field (LP: #1814727)
* doc: Set ubuntu-codename to cosmic (LP: #1812696)
* update: Provide APT::Update-Post-Invoke-Stats script hook point
(LP: #1815760)
* Introduce APT::Install::Pre-Invoke / Post-Invoke-Success (LP: #1815761)
-- Julian Andres Klode <juli...@ubuntu.com> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:31:46
+0100
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Cosmic)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1812696
Title:
APT doc and manpage uses wrong ubuntu-codename
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Xenial:
Fix Committed
Status in apt source package in Bionic:
Fix Committed
Status in apt source package in Cosmic:
Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Disco:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
APT documentation/example/manpages isn't referencing the current release
which could be misleading for certain users.
---
APT src code:
---
[GOOD ubuntu-codename]
* trusty:
apt-1.0.1ubuntu2.18/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty">
[WRONG ubuntu-codename]
* xenial:
apt-1.2.29/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty">
* bionic:
apt-1.6.7/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial">
* disco:
apt-1.8.0~alpha3/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial">
---
* vendor/ubuntu/sources.list.in
---
# See sources.list(5) manpage for more information
# Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main
restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main
restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main
restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main
restricted
---
The ubuntu-codename variable for Xenial and late in APT points to
'trusty or 'xenial' which generate the doc example & manpage with the
wrong release instead of the actual ubuntu-codename.
APT in Xenial point to 'trusty'.
APT in Bionic and late to 'xenial'
It also affect the man page:
Example took from Bionic:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html
[Test Case]
With Xenial and late:
* Look sources.list(5) manpage
Ex:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html
* Look apt_preferences(5) manpage
Ex: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html
* Look /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list
$ lsb_release -cs
bionic
$ cat /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list
----------------
# See sources.list(5) manpage for more information
# Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted
----------------------
You'll notice they all point to the wrong release.
While we understand it's not a "bug' and only a reference/example...
I think it's for the best interest of all if the examples/manpage reference
the current release.
[Regression Potential]
* None, it only affect documentation/examples and manpages. No
behavior change in the APT code.
[Other Info]
[Original Description]
From APT src code :
---
[GOOD ubuntu-codename]
* trusty:
apt-1.0.1ubuntu2.18/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty">
[WRONG ubuntu-codename]
* xenial:
apt-1.2.29/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty">
* bionic:
apt-1.6.7/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial">
* disco:
apt-1.8.0~alpha3/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial">
---
* vendor/ubuntu/sources.list.in
---
# See sources.list(5) manpage for more information
# Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main
restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main
restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main
restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main
restricted
---
The ubuntu-codename variable for Bionic and late in APT points to
Xenial which generate the doc example with Xenial instead of the
actual codename.
* ./doc/sources.list.5.xml
---
<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment;
---
It also seems to affect the man page by mentionning 'xenial'.
Example took from Bionic:
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html
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