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Re:Debian Security Advisory: DSA-3025-1 apt by edwintorok on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @12:32PM (#8330814)
How do you download source packages using the 'download' command? The debian advisory and manpage says that 'download' gives you the binary package, there's another 'apt-get source' command for the source package...
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Re:Debian Security Advisory: DSA-3025-1 apt by agwa on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @12:35PM (#8330833)
The Ubuntu advisory says "source packages" for some reason. I think it's a typo but it doesn't change the analysis - most people don't use 'apt-get download' to install packages.
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Re:Debian Security Advisory: DSA-3025-1 apt by mdeslaur on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @01:00PM (#8331003)
Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for spotting it, I have updated the advisory:

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1/

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Re:Debian Security Advisory: DSA-3025-1 apt by edwintorok on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @03:31PM (#8331924)
you're right about that I didn't even know that 'apt-get download' existed, closest I ever used was 'apt-get source' :)
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Re:Debian Security Advisory: DSA-3025-1 apt by agwa on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @04:59PM (#8332332)
'apt-get download' is a relatively recent addition.
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