removal of apt-index-watcher leaves startup links

[Terence Simpson]

Binary package hint: apt-index-watcher

Removal of apt-index-watcher leaves the links in /etc/rc[1-5].d/ and the script in /etc/init.d
Those links and the script should be removed in the .postrm script

Kubuntu Feisty herd 2 (+updates)

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Michael is there a reason why apt-index-watcher is being removed? I can confirm this bug also.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

It seems that apt-index-watcher is conflicting with adept-* here is what happened when you try to install apt-index-watcher after updates are complete.

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  adept adept-batch adept-common adept-installer adept-manager adept-notifier
  adept-updater debtags kubuntu-desktop language-selector-qt
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apt-index-watcher
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 10 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

There is a new adept upload that should fix this issue. after adept gets uploaded please reinstall apt-index-watcher and everything should be fine. let me know if it gets fixed.

[Terence Simpson (tsimpson)]

I don't have that adept problem (anymore)
Adept version: 2.1.2ubuntu7
debtags version: 1.6.6ubuntu3

The changelogs of debtags show that it no longer depends on apt-index-watcher

debtags (1.6.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Redesign with new libept.
  * New update algorithm, finally getting rid of apt-index-watcher and
    allowing to integrate custom tag sources more easily.
  * Updated Standards-Version.

 -- Enrico Zini <email address hidden> Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:03:56 +0200

and

debtags (1.6.3) unstable; urgency=low

  * Conflicts with apt-index-watcher.

 -- Enrico Zini <email address hidden> Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:22:04 +0100

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

I forgot about debtags kubuntu-desktop language-selector-qt

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

It seems that apt-index-watcher is no longer needed. the updated libept should build indexs now.

[Wouter Stomp (wouterstomp-deactivatedaccount)]

Marking fixed, as apt-index-watcher is no longer in use. From a debian bug report:
"apt-index-watcher has finally disappeared, and the new libapt-front
isn't building it anymore.

We implemented a better index update mechanism in libept, and
updated libapt-front to make use of it.

apt-index-watcher has been replaced by a better system which does not
have all of its problems, and we got rid of its bugs."