#1 2016-05-11 17:48:47

Sector11

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Registered: 2015-08-20

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What does unknown mean here?

 11 May 16 @ 14:31:21 ~
  $ list conky-all
Alias for: apt list -a filename
Listing... Done
conky-all/jessie-backports 1.10.2-1~bpo8+1 amd64
conky-all/stable,now 1.9.0-6 amd64 [installed]

 
 11 May 16 @ 14:31:41 ~
  $ list tint2
Alias for: apt list -a filename
Listing... Done
tint2/unknown 0.12.10-1.1 amd64  «««--- here!
tint2/stable,now 0.11+svn20121014-3 amd64 [installed]

 
 11 May 16 @ 14:31:51 ~
  $ 

I'd like to install that version of tint2 but ?????

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In case any of this is needed:
/etc/apt/sources.list

## DEBIAN
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free

## SECURITY
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

## UPDATES
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
# deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free

## BACKPORTS
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org//debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
# deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free

Thinking in type: do I really need: UPDATES?

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/bunsen.list

deb http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian bunsen-hydrogen main

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/bunsen-jessie-backports.list

deb http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian jessie-backports main

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/local_repo.list

# local debs
# deb file:///var/local/debs ./

OK, that one is useless - both commented out - outdated?

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damo

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Re: What does unknown mean here?

I think apt produces the same status info as dpkg

$ dpkg --list tint2
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
.....

The Debian package FAQ (Section 7.11), says

7.11 What is meant by unknown, install, remove, purge and hold in the package status?
unknown - the user has never indicated whether he wants the package

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pvsage

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Registered: 2015-09-29

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Re: What does unknown mean here?

...whereas to me it looks like APT doesn't know how the build in our repo relates to the Debian release structure.

@Bruce:  What do you get from `apt-cache policy tint2`?  (I'm not on BL right now and might not have time to check myself before heading to work.)

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johnraff

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Registered: 2015-09-09

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Re: What does unknown mean here?

'man apt' looks like a work in progress. It says nothing about the -a option for list, for example, while -a=architecture is mentioned...

I'm with pvsage on the "unknown" interpretation.

apt-cache:

john@bunsen1:~$ apt-cache policy tint2
tint2:
  Installed: 0.12.10-1.1
  Candidate: 0.12.10-1.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.12.10-1.1 0
        100 http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org/debian/ jessie-backports/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.11+svn20121014-3 0
        500 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages

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Re: What does unknown mean here?

@Sector11, please update the Subject Title with more info if this going to be a sticky? Maybe... list tint2 "unknown"

In jessie...

hhh@base:~$ apt-cache policy tint2
tint2:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.11+svn20121014-3
  Version table:
     0.11+svn20121014-3 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages

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