| # apt-get -q -y install ntp=1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | |
| Reading package lists... | |
| Building dependency tree... | |
| Reading state information... | |
| The following extra packages will be installed: | |
| libcap2 libopts25 | |
| Suggested packages: | |
| ntp-doc | |
| The following NEW packages will be installed: | |
| libcap2 libopts25 ntp | |
| 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 62 not upgraded. | |
| Need to get 684 kB of archives. | |
| After this operation, 1,765 kB of additional disk space will be used. | |
| WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! | |
| libcap2 libopts25 ntp | |
| E: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes | |
| # apt-get -q -y --force-yes install ntp=1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | |
| # gets installed | |
| # apt-get purge libcap2 libopts25 ntp | |
| # was expecting this to fail | |
| # apt-get -q -y install ntp=1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 | |
| # but it goes through. is the --force-yes option remembered |
asked question on http://askubuntu.com/questions/158549/apt-get-works-with-force-yes-but-cannot-reproduce-the-issue-on-a-fresh-box