Debian Bug report logs - #241666
Outdated reference to user guide in man apt-get

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Dr. Andreas Krüger" <andreas.krueger@dv-ratio.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Outdated reference to user guide in man apt-get

Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 12:07:17 +0200

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.24
Severity: minor


The apt-get manual page includes the following lines:

> SEE ALSO
>       apt-cache(8),  apt-cdrom(8),  dpkg(8),   dselect(8),   sources.list(5),
>       apt.conf(5),     apt-config(8),     The    APT    User's    guide    in
>       /usr/share/doc/apt/, apt_preferences(5), the APT Howto.

This information is somewhat misleading, presumeably outdated.  Firstly, the APT 
User's guide resides in /usr/share/doc/apt-doc/, and secondly, it does so only 
after installation of the apt-doc package.

Regards, and many thanks for providing fine software

Andreas Krüger
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Dr. Andreas Krüger, andreas.krueger@dv-ratio.com
DV-RATIO Nordwest GmbH, Tel.: +49 211 577 996-0, Fax:  +49 211 559 1617
Leostraße 31, 40545 Düsseldorf, Germany

euklid:~# dpkg -s apt
Package: apt
Status: install ok installed
Priority: important
Section: base
Installed-Size: 2728
Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Version: 0.5.24
Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc (<< 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev (<< 0.3.7)
Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.3-1), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.3-1)
Suggests: aptitude | synaptic | gnome-apt | wajig, dpkg-dev, apt-doc
Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg
 This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager.
 It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a
 simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages.
 .
 APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability
 and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc.

Message #10 received at 241666@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Matt Taggart <taggart@debian.org>

To: 241666@bugs.debian.org

Subject: verified #241666

Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:26:01 -0800

I agree with #241666 that the reference to the apt guide in the manpage(s) 
needs to be updated. I'd submit a patch but the fix is trivial. You might 
consider adding a pointer to the apt-howto packages as well.

Thanks,

-- 
Matt Taggart
taggart@debian.org

Message #15 received at 241666-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <jackyf.devel@gmail.com>

To: 241666-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: closing #241666

Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:57:27 +0200

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Version: 0.7.17~exp1

Fixed at least in this apt version.

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Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, Ukrainian C++ developer.

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Message #20 received at 241666@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andre Felipe Machado <andremachado@techforce.com.br>

To: 241666@bugs.debian.org

Subject: patches for outdated reference to user guide in man apt-get

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:56:04 -0200

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Package: apt
Version: 0.7.17~exp4
Tags: patch

Hello,
Attached are the patches for the master file apt-get.8.xml and apt.ent
for generating apt-get.8 man page file.
Please, review them.
Regards.
Andre Felipe Machado

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