#448697 aptitude: display not correctly updated

Package:
aptitude
Source:
aptitude
Description:
terminal-based package manager
Submitter:
Mario Frasca
Date:
2015-11-06 23:24:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#448697#5
Date:
2007-10-31 08:25:21 UTC
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the display gets messed up after any operation using it.

for example, this is what I get after the sequence of actions:
 update (u), opening the Actions menu, pressing ESC to close the menu:
 Actions  Undo  Package  Resolver  Search  Options  Views  Help
C-T: Menu  ?: Help  q: Quit  u: Update  g: Download/Install/Remove Pkgs
aptitude 0.4.6.1packages g  Install/remove packages g List Update
--- Upgradable Packages                                                         
--- New Packages            /contrib Packages/DiffIndex [IGNORED]
--- Installed Packages   U perimental/contrib Packages/DiffIndex [Hit]
--- Not Installed Packages e/main Sources/DiffIndex [IGNORED]
--- Obsolete and Locally Created Packages/non-free Packages [Hit]
--- Virtual Packages       e/non-free Sources/DiffIndex [IGNORED]
--- Taskssolete files      e/contrib Sources/DiffIndex [IGNORED]
                            /main Packages [Hit]
 Play Minesweeper          ain  +-------------+ex [Hit]
                            n-f |Loading cache|fIndex [Hit]
 Become rootes have been a ckages is available.the last time you cleared the
A newer version of these packages is available.ages" from the Actions menu to
                           on-free Sources/DiffIndex [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl sid/contrib Sources/DiffIndex [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl stable/non-free Packages [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl stable/contrib Packages [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl stable/main Sources [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl stable/non-free Sources [Hit]
http://ftp.surfnet.nl stable/contrib Sources [Hit]
Connecting to ftp.surfnet.nl (192.87.102.42)
Perform all pending installs and removalsnding installs and removals         9
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

I was not having this problem until yesterday and I do daily updates/upgrades.
#448697#10
Date:
2007-11-01 02:59:19 UTC
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  Do you have a multi-core machine?

  Daniel
#448697#15
Date:
2007-11-01 08:06:07 UTC
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I don't think so, I have a old iMac ...

processor	: 0
cpu		: 750CXe
temperature 	: 14-16 C (uncalibrated)
clock		: 500.000000MHz
revision	: 34.21 (pvr 0008 2215)
bogomips	: 49.79
timebase	: 24960000
platform	: PowerMac
machine		: PowerMac4,1
motherboard	: PowerMac4,1 MacRISC2 MacRISC Power Macintosh
detected as	: 256 (iMac "Flower Power")
pmac flags	: 00000010
L2 cache	: 256K unified
pmac-generation	: NewWorld

by the way, at office I also see the same problem, there I have the
following, which is a lot faster than what I have at home, but I don't
recognize it as a multi-core either.
#448697#20
Date:
2007-11-01 14:13:26 UTC
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On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 09:06:07AM +0100, Mario Frasca <mfrasca@zonnet.nl> was heard to say:

  OK, then it isn't a duplicate of some existing bugs.

  Daniel
#448697#25
Date:
2013-05-21 05:57:52 UTC
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I had the exact same bug that appeared also when upgrading wheezy
some years ago, and I finally get rid of it changing the TERM envvar
from xterm-256color to screen-256color-bce (I use screen).

So maybe you should have a look at your TERM as well?
#448697#30
Date:
2015-11-06 23:21:45 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

2007-11-01 08:06 Mario Frasca:


2013-05-21 06:57 rixed@happyleptic.org:

Can you please confirm if this is still happening in recent
machines/systems?

Also, the problem with screen happened also with a Mac, or with any kind
of hardware?


Cheers.