[Aptitude-devel] Bug#421043: aptitude: Please allow forgetting new packages individually

[Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo]

Control: tags -1 + pending


Hi,

2007-04-26 02:18 Josh Triplett:
>Package: aptitude
>Version: 0.4.4-4
>Severity: wishlist
>
>I use the "New Packages" list as an "I should look at this" todo list.  I'd
>really like the ability to "forget new" for individual packages or sections
>from this list, rather than only the entire list at once.  That way, I can go
>through the list, forget the newness of most of the packages, and leave a few
>for later perusal.
>
>Thank you,
>Josh Triplett


2010-07-08 18:25 Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe:
>On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:18:37PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
>> really like the ability to "forget new" for individual packages or sections
>> from this list, rather than only the entire list at once.  That way, I can go
>
>I second this wishlist item (if that helps somehow :)).
>Currently, I'm manually editing the pkgstates file to set Unseen: no
>whenever I have some packages I like to keep on the "New" list.
>It would be great to have an opportunity to do this on the commandline
>and/or in the GUI.
>
>regards
>   Mario


I implemented this, both for GUI and command-line (with single package
names and patterns, also in both cases).

Will be present in the next release, so marking as +pending.


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