#1033359 aptitude: should propose to update the Codename value, like apt

Package:
aptitude
Source:
aptitude
Description:
terminal-based package manager
Submitter:
Vincent Lefevre
Date:
2026-01-10 10:27:09 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1033359#5
Date:
2023-03-23 11:22:30 UTC
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With "aptitude update", I get:

[...]
Get: 31 https://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease [101 kB]
E: Repository 'https://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease' changed its 'Codename' value from 'experimental' to 'rc-buggy'
E: Failed to download some files
W: Failed to fetch https://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/experimental/InRelease:
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

while "apt update" proposes to update the Codename value:

[...]
Get:15 https://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease [101 kB]
E: Repository 'https://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease' changed its 'Codename' value from 'experimental' to 'rc-buggy'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
Do you want to accept these changes and continue updating from this repository? [y/N]

It would be nice if aptitude could do the same thing
(both on the command line and with the TUI).

See bug 1033357 for the missing error message in the TUI.
#1033359#10
Date:
2026-01-10 10:09:17 UTC
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