[Aptitude-devel] Bug#513622: aptitude: Please add a field showing package repository to package description

Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo manuel.montezelo at gmail.com
Fri Nov 13 15:49:14 UTC 2015


Control: tags -1 + pending


Hi Micha,

2009-01-30 19:30 Micha Feigin:
>Package: aptitude
>Version: 0.4.11.11-1
>Severity: wishlist
>
>
>Please add a field to aptitude's package description showing which repository the package
>is comming from.
>
>When a package is available from more than one configured repository it's very
>difficult (if not impossible) to figure out which one comes from where, esspecially
>without installing it first, and the version number is not always a good enough
>indication.
>
>For example if one has testing/unstable/experimental or external repositories
>configured at the same time. It would be very helpful if a field showing the
>repository is added to the package display list.

This is implemented now, will be released soon, so marking as +pending.


Cheers.
-- 
Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montezelo at gmail.com>



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