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** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
** Tags added: bitesize string-fix
** Description changed:
+ LATEST VERSION TESTED: 0.8.10ubuntu1
+
+ ---------------------------------------
+
Binary package hint: apt
1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
Release: 10.10
2) apt-cache policy apt
apt:
- Installed: 0.8.3ubuntu4
- Candidate: 0.8.3ubuntu4
- Version table:
- *** 0.8.3ubuntu4 0
- 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
- 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ Installed: 0.8.3ubuntu4
+ Candidate: 0.8.3ubuntu4
+ Version table:
+ *** 0.8.3ubuntu4 0
+ 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
+ 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3) What I expected to happen is when I type at the terminal 'apt-cache
show awk' it shows:
apt-cache show awk
N: Can't select versions from package 'awk' as it is purely virtual
N: No packages found
4) What happens instead is:
apt-cache show awk
N: Can't select versions from package 'awk' as it purely virtual
N: No packages found
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: apt 0.8.3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.32-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 17 18:29:42 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
ProcEnviron:
- LANG=en_US.utf8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ LANG=en_US.utf8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
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Title:
grammatical mistake in 'apt-cache show awk': "as it purely virtual"
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