util-linux no longer provides ddate
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
util-linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Having just upgraded to 12.04, I was dismayed to discover that ddate is longer present on my system. In previous releases it was provided by util-linux, and according to the online man page (http://
lesslie@hal:~> ddate
No command 'ddate' found, did you mean:
Command 'hdate' from package 'libhdate1' (main)
Command 'sdate' from package 'sdate' (universe)
Command 'rdate' from package 'rdate' (main)
Command 'idate' from package 'itools' (universe)
Command 'date' from package 'coreutils' (main)
ddate: command not found
System information below.
lesslie@hal:~> lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
lesslie@hal:~> apt-cache policy util-linux
util-linux:
Installed: 2.20.1-1ubuntu3
Candidate: 2.20.1-1ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
What I expected: ddate to be available on my system
What happened instead: ddate is not available on my system
Changed in util-linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in util-linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Is there a reason for this omission?