[Aptitude-devel] Bug#585182: aptitude: colon-key (":") to revert package state does not work at all places

Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo manuel.montezelo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 14 15:19:38 UTC 2016


Control: tags -1 + pending


Hi Christoph,

2010-06-09 22:20 Christoph Anton Mitterer:
>Package: aptitude
>Version: 0.6.2.1-2
>Severity: normal
>
>Hi.
>
>The colon ":" key can be used to revert the to current change of a
>package status.
>
>E.g. When a package is about to be purged, : makes keeping it
>installed.
>
>Now unlike the other keys (+, -, _, etc.) : does not work in all places.
>
>When the detail view of a package is entered, and on is on the top,
>where the package name is, it works.
>However, when one selects the packge as part of the Dependencies,
>Suggests, Recommends, etc. or as part of the list created when pressing
>"g",... using : is simply ignored.
>
>
>How I could explain it well ;)

Fixed now, marking as +pending.  It seems that the action was never
implemented.


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



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