[Aptitude-devel] Trying to install apt version 0.8.16~exp13 as it solved one of my issues .

[shirish शिरीष]

Hi all,
I was trying to install apt 0.8.16~exp13 as it has solved one of the
issues that had been plaguing me and that is the translations take
quite a bit of bandwidth. See the bug about pdiffs and translations
that was fixed in the most recent upload (which became apt
0.8.16~exp13).  While trying to update it to the apt 0.8.16~exp13 it
seems there are lot of tools which are holding it back.

$ sudo aptitude install apt=0.8.16~exp13
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libapt-pkg4.12{a}
The following packages will be upgraded:
  apt
1 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,180 kB of archives. After unpacking 276 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  apt-watch-backend: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  packagekit-backend-aptcc: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  aptitude: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  python-apt: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  ruby-debian: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  apt-utils: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  libept1: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  debtags: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  synaptic: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
  libapt-pkg-perl: Depends: libapt-pkg4.10 which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

      Remove the following packages:
1)      apt-file
2)      apt-listbugs
3)      apt-listchanges
4)      apt-rdepends
5)      apt-show-versions
6)      apt-utils
7)      apt-watch-backend
8)      apt-watch-gnome
9)      apt-xapian-index
10)     aptdaemon
11)     aptitude
12)     aptoncd
13)     debsecan
14)     debtags
15)     dpkg-ruby
16)     gdebi
17)     gdebi-core
18)     gnome
19)     gnome-accessibility
20)     gnome-codec-install
21)     gnome-core
22)     gnome-desktop-environment
23)     gnome-packagekit
24)     libapt-pkg-perl
25)     libdpkg-ruby1.8
26)     libept1
27)     lintian
28)     packagekit
29)     packagekit-backend-aptcc
30)     python-apt
31)     python-aptdaemon
32)     python-aptdaemon-gtk
33)     python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets
34)     python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets
35)     python-software-properties
36)     ruby-debian
37)     software-properties-gtk
38)     synaptic
39)     task-desktop
40)     task-gnome-desktop
41)     task-xfce-desktop
42)     tasksel
43)     tasksel-data
44)     unattended-upgrades
45)     update-manager-core
46)     update-manager-gnome
47)     update-notifier
48)     update-notifier-common
49)     update-notifier-kde

      Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
50)     debconf recommends apt-utils (>= 0.5.1)
51)     debdelta recommends python-apt
52)     devscripts recommends lintian
53)     libpackagekit-glib2-14 recommends packagekit (= 0.7.3-1) |
python-aptdaemon.pkcompat
54)     python-packagekit recommends packagekit |
python-aptdaemon.pkcompat
55)     python-debian recommends python-apt
56)     synaptic recommends software-properties-gtk


Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] n
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Keep the following packages at their current version:
1)     apt [0.8.15.10 (now, unstable)]



Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] n

I went through quite a few solutions to see if aptitude would give me
any luck but didn't get any.

Another thing that I was kinda shocked to find is that most apt-utils
don't seem to have a webpage/homepage associated with them. I filed
one for apt-file Bug #663139  and at least would do so for couple of
the apt tools I like but does not seem to be an easy way to to get the
new apt.

In fact most of the apt-tools don't even have an experimental release anywhere.

So I guess just have to wait for either those tools to have an
experimental release or just lay back and just hope apt pushes 0.8.16
someday soon.

Comments most welcome, please ensure though that I'm cced as I'm not
subscribed to either mailing lists.

Looking forward to know more.
-- 
          Regards,
          Shirish Agarwal  शिरीष अग्रवाल
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