#1125965 apt: "apt-get --fix-policy --option Debug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall=true install" no longer shows the dependency tree

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Martin-Éric Racine
Date:
2026-01-19 16:15:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1125965#5
Date:
2026-01-19 16:13:49 UTC
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To:
On Bookworm and Trixie, "apt-get --fix-policy --option Debug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall=true install" shows which package pulls what as an indented dependency tree. This is no longer the case in Flaky. This Debug option nonetheless is still documented in apt.conf (5).

Martin-Éric