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apt-listchanges package

  1. Bug #787802
  2. Comment #9

Comment 9 for bug 787802

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mc0e (xgcsufw02) wrote :

I'm amazed that this bug has persisted so long. apt-listchanges is a useful add-on, but if it breaks major functionality (ie update-manager) and there's no energy to fix it, then apt-listchanges should be removed from the repositories.

I'm affected by this bug. I'm running oneiric.

I've confirmed that setting APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none in the environment on the comand line before running apt-listchanges correctly inhibits the display.

I've also confirmed that the APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND variable is not is not in the environement of the pager in the details panel.

I found it interesting, and a little disturbing that I could get a root shell from the pager in this situation.