[clue-tech] apt-get --download

[Jason S. Friedman]

I expected my use of the "--download[-only]" switch would have prevented 
the installation of these packages.  Or, at least that's how I read the 
man pages.  Anyone with a different opinion?

julia at upstairs ~ $ sudo apt-get upgrade --download --assume-yes
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
   cupsys cupsys-bsd cupsys-client cupsys-common libcupsimage2 libcupsys2
   thunderbird
7 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 16.4kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main libcupsys2 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [183kB]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main libcupsimage2 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [46.3kB]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main cupsys-common 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [1080kB]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main cupsys 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [2018kB]
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main cupsys-bsd 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [36.5kB]
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main cupsys-client 
1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7 [86.5kB]
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main thunderbird 
2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0 [11.0MB]
Fetched 14.4MB in 3m26s (69.9kB/s) 

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 93214 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libcupsys2 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../libcupsys2_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libcupsys2 ...
Preparing to replace libcupsimage2 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../libcupsimage2_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libcupsimage2 ...
Preparing to replace cupsys-common 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../cupsys-common_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cupsys-common ...
Preparing to replace cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_i386.deb) ...
  * Stopping Common Unix Printing System: cupsd 
   [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement cupsys ...
Preparing to replace cupsys-bsd 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../cupsys-bsd_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cupsys-bsd ...
Preparing to replace cupsys-client 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.6 (using 
.../cupsys-client_1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement cupsys-client ...
Preparing to replace thunderbird 2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0 
(using .../thunderbird_2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement thunderbird ...
Setting up libcupsys2 (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...

Setting up libcupsimage2 (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...

Setting up cupsys-common (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...
Setting up cupsys (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...
Reloading AppArmor profiles : done.
  * Starting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd 
   [ OK ]

Setting up cupsys-client (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...

Setting up cupsys-bsd (1.3.2-1ubuntu7.7) ...

Setting up thunderbird (2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0) ...

Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place