[xen-tools-discuss] Security concerns with calling "apt-get --force-yes"

[Axel Beckert]

Hi Steve,

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 02:46:22PM +0000, Steve Kemp wrote:
> > I've tracked down --force-yes usage in xen-tools as far as its version
> > history is available. So no chance to find a reasoning in the commit
> > messages or so.
> 
>   I added it because adding "--yes" was insufficient to cause packages to
>  be installed without prompting in all circumastances.

I happy to see that you're still reading this list. :-)

And thanks for that input! I referenced it in the according Debian bug
report at https://bugs.debian.org/776487

>   This continues to be the case. 

I fear so, too. If your experience isn't with Jessie, things may have
changed in apt, so I'll explicitly test it.

		Kind regards, Axel
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