[Aptitude-devel] Bug#1068097: Please provide a way to open a shell from aptitude

[Josh Triplett]

Package: aptitude
Version: 0.8.13-6
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: josh at joshtriplett.org

Sometimes, when things go horribly wrong in an upgrade (e.g. in the
recent t64 transition if a library disappears and makes dpkg and sudo
and su unrunnable), it would help to have a root shell available. In
such circumstances, sometimes it would avoid the need for a rescue
system if aptitude provided a means of starting a shell.

Thank you.