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synaptic cannot write config file in apt.conf.d

Bug #1633964 reported by Hopungo Semi-bit
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This bug affects 7 people
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synaptic (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

When Synaptic starts, it writes into console "cannot open /etc/aptapt.conf.d/99synaptic to write APT::Install-Recommends". Probably somebody forgot to insert slash between /etc/apt and apt.conf.d

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: synaptic 0.83+nmu1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-25.27-generic 4.8.1
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 17 08:11:37 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-29 (201 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: synaptic
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-09-29 (17 days ago)

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Hopungo Semi-bit (hopungo) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Christoph (christoph-thomas) wrote :

The root cause is already described:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=837074

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