Seems to be intentional:
> apt (0.7.26~exp8) experimental; urgency=low > > [ David Kalnischkies ] > ... > * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc: > - show notice about ignored file instead of being always silent > - add a Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently list option to control the notice
So using
sudo apt-get -o dir::ignore-files-silently::="\.save$" update
won't complain. Those .save files seem to come from software-properties-gtk btw.
Seems to be intentional:
> apt (0.7.26~exp8) experimental; urgency=low contrib/ fileutl. cc: Files-Silently list option to control the notice
>
> [ David Kalnischkies ]
> ...
> * apt-pkg/
> - show notice about ignored file instead of being always silent
> - add a Dir::Ignore-
So using
sudo apt-get -o dir::ignore- files-silently: :="\.save$ " update
won't complain. Those .save files seem to come from software- properties- gtk btw.