Ubuntu
apt package

apt-get -s should not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock

Bug #457939 reported by Anon Sricharoenchai
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

apt-get -s should not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock, so that it can be run without root permission.

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Torsten Spindler (tspindler) wrote :

On Lucid, apt-get -s runs as user with no locking:

$ apt-get -s update
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
...

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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