Package: apt Version: 0.7.23.1 Severity: important
On apt-get -f install apt installs the missing dependecies *and* removes the package with missing dependencies. # apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-video-dev libgl1-mesa-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-gl-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev The following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati-build-deps The following NEW packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded. Need to get 267kB of archives. After this operation, 1,610kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? ^C # apt-get --no-remove -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-video-dev libgl1-mesa-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-gl-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev The following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati-build-deps The following NEW packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dev mesa-common-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 1 to remove and 5 not upgraded. E: Packages need to be removed but remove is disabled. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable'), (290, 'stable-i386'), (280, 'testing-i386'), (270, 'unstable-i386'), (1, 'experimental-i386'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2009.01.31 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> (no description available) ii aptitude 0.4.11.11-1+b2 terminal-based package manager ii bzip2 1.0.5-1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg-dev 1.14.25 Debian package development tools ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in pn python-apt <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org