aptitude show doesn't work without architecture suffix even if the package is available only in one (foreign) architecture

[Reuben Thomas]

Running "aptitude show fdflush" doesn't work, even though there's a package "fdflush". I checked my spelling very carefully. "apt-cache search fdflush" works fine. "aptitude show" works fine for other package names I tried it with.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: aptitude 0.6.8.1-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 17 00:37:03 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-24 (784 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: aptitude
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-24 (83 days ago)

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

On 17 July 2013 07:40, Reuben Thomas <email address hidden> wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Running "aptitude show fdflush" doesn't work, even though there's a
> package "fdflush". I checked my spelling very carefully. "apt-cache
> search fdflush" works fine. "aptitude show" works fine for other package
> names I tried it with.

Provide the full output of these commands:

$ apt-cache policy fdflush
$ apt-cache search fdflush
$ aptitude show fdflush

 status incomplete

[Reuben Thomas (rrt)]

On 17 July 2013 04:53, Daniel Hartwig <email address hidden> wrote:

> On 17 July 2013 07:40, Reuben Thomas <email address hidden> wrote:
> > Public bug reported:
> >
> > Running "aptitude show fdflush" doesn't work, even though there's a
> > package "fdflush". I checked my spelling very carefully. "apt-cache
> > search fdflush" works fine. "aptitude show" works fine for other package
> > names I tried it with.
>
> Provide the full output of these commands:
>
> $ apt-cache policy fdflush
> $ apt-cache search fdflush
> $ aptitude show fdflush
>

$ apt-cache policy fdflush
fdflush:i386:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.0.1.3
  Version table:
     1.0.1.3 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe i386
Packages
$ apt-cache search fdflush
fdflush - Flush out-of-date disk buffers
$ aptitude show fdflush
E: Unable to locate package fdflush

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Axel Beckert (xtaran)]

Hi Daniel,

I can reproduce this issue on raring amd64. Relevant seems that fdflush is only available on i386.

[Axel Beckert (xtaran)]

"aptitude show fdflush:i386" works fine.

[Axel Beckert (xtaran)]

Indeed, fdflush only exists for the i386 architecture, see http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=fdflush

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

On 17 July 2013 19:27, Axel Beckert <email address hidden> wrote:
> Indeed, fdflush only exists for the i386 architecture, see
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=fdflush
>

Right. This will be taken care of when apt cacheset branch is merged.

 assignee wigs

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

Is this still an issue, then?

[Reuben Thomas (rrt)]

This works now, thanks!