#1139951 Say "other version available", not "upgrade available"

Package:
aptitude
Source:
aptitude
Description:
terminal-based package manager
Submitter:
Dan Jacobson
Date:
2026-06-13 23:37:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1139951#5
Date:
2026-06-13 23:34:31 UTC
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To:
Here aptitude doesn't calculate the numbers right, and says "upgrade
available", when it really is "downgrade available".
So maybe it should just say "other version available".

$ aptitude -v show pandoc
Package: pandoc
Version: 3.10-1
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Archive: now

Package: pandoc
Version: 3.1.11.1+ds-2
State: installed (3.10-1), upgrade available (3.1.11.1+ds-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/pandoc/pandoc_3.1.11.1+ds-2_arm64.deb
Archive: stable

Yes, I have Upstream's github version installed. By the way

$ aptitude -s install pandoc
pandoc is already installed at the requested version (3.10-1)
pandoc is already installed at the requested version (3.10-1)

Odd that it repeats itself.