Package: aptitude Just like dpkg --update-avail, --merge-avail Packages-file Update dpkg's and dselect's idea of...
There needs to be some aptitude command, that will relieve aptitude of mistaken notions: # aptitude purge ~c The following packages will be REMOVED: iproute{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 8 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove iproute which isn't installed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org