[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#537455: Bug#537455: ia32-apt-get: ia32-aptitude does not update periodically

[Goswin von Brederlow]

Toby Speight <T.M.Speight.90 at cantab.net> writes:

> Package: ia32-apt-get
> Version: 22
> Severity: normal
>
> [I'm not sure whether this is 'normal' or 'wishlist' - it depends on
> whether the Apt::Periodic functionality is supposed to be supported]
>
> I have the following in a my apt.conf.d:
>
> /--------[ 50periodic ]
> | APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
> | APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1";
> | APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
> \--------
>
> so that I get the latest package lists and packages using cheap-rate
> night-time bandwidth.  But this seems to cause only (native) aptitude's
> package list to update, and ia32-aptitude sees no new packages (possibly
> a security risk, given that security updates may be missed).  If
> ia32-aptitude is supposed to be a replacement, then there's certainly a
> shortfall in this area.

Another drawback of not diverting apt-get and aptitude. I'm afraid
this would have to be fixed in the apt-cron package so it calls the
new wrappers. But I have a patch pending for apt that would allow
ia32-apt-get to work directly with apt-get/aptitude without the need
to divert anything. Hopefully that will get accepted and then apt-cron
doesn't have to change. So keeping this bug here for the moment.

MfG
        Goswin