PPA should not remove outdated packages needed as dependencies
Bug #209515 reported by
Martin Pool
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Launchpad itself |
Triaged
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Suppose my ppa contains
bzr 1.2
bzr-gtk 1.2 (depends: bzr 1.2)
and I upload a new bzr 1.3, but have not yet uploaded bzr-gtk 1.3. The PPA will delete bzr 1.2. This leaves bzr-gtk uninstallable.
It would be better if it left old packages around either if they are depended-upon, or perhaps for several weeks regardless. Then at least apt would give people the choice to get 1.2 of both, or 1.3 without bzr-gtk.
See <https:/
Changed in launchpad: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
tags: | added: feature |
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Hi Martin,
I can't keep this bug opened because your suggestion to keep both version of a given binary available (i.e. published) is unfeasible since apt will always force the installation of the latest version. The users would have to acknowledge and force the downgrade on every update and that's not good or easier to do, which is actually the same than "not to upgrade".
We can have a chat or a call about the current issue you are having in bzr-PPA and try to find out what we can do to mitigate them in the short-term.