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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index 0cd63b31c..6ee719987 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; <varlistentry><term>Immediate-Configure</term> <listitem><para>Defaults to on which will cause APT to install essential and important packages as fast as possible in the install/upgrade operation. This is done to limit the effect of a failing - &dpkg; call: If this option is disabled APT doesn't treat an important package in the same way as + &dpkg; call: If this option is disabled APT does treat an important package in the same way as an extra package: Between the unpacking of the important package A and his configuration can then be many other unpack or configuration calls, e.g. for package B which has no relation to A, but causes the dpkg call to fail (e.g. because maintainer script of package B generates an error) which results @@ -170,8 +170,12 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; refers to this option so the user can deactivate the immediate configuration temporary to be able to perform an install/upgrade again. Note the use of the word "theory" here as this problem was only encountered by now in real world a few times in non-stable distribution versions and caused by wrong dependencies of the package - in question, so you should not blindly disable this option as the mentioned scenario above is not the only - problem immediate configuration can help to prevent in the first place.</para></listitem> + in question or by a system in an already broken state, so you should not blindly disable this option as + the mentioned scenario above is not the only problem immediate configuration can help to prevent in the first place. + Before a big operation like <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this option disabled it should be tried to + explicitly <literal>install</literal> the package APT is unable to configure immediately, but please make sure to + report your problem also to your distribution and to the APT team with the buglink below so they can work on + improving or correcting the upgrade process.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>Force-LoopBreak</term> |