Bug#319522: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#319522: aptitude: should produce terrifying warnings when removing essential packages)

[Faheem Mitha]

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:


 I can't even get 0.3's problem resolver to accept a solution that removes
libc6, so I found a box running sarge and tried this myself:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ aptitude -s remove libc6
[...]
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 234 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 431MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
The following ESSENTIAL packages will be REMOVED!
 base-files util-linux perl-base bash login e2fsprogs coreutils apt diff
 bsdutils base-passwd dpkg findutils debianutils sed tar grep mount gzip
 ncurses-bin hostname sysvinit

WARNING: Performing this action will probably cause your system to break!
Do NOT continue unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing!
To continue, type the phrase "I am aware that this is a very bad idea":
say what?
Abort.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

 Daniel


Sorry, I'm a twit. I've mostly got out of the habit of filing bugs without 
thinking too much, but this one just got away from me. :-)



 (I got a couple phone interviews, but I haven't got anything more promising
than that yet, although I'm waiting to hear back from one company)


The research group I work in (bioinformatics, Duke University) is looking 
for someone to fill a sys admin/scientific software developer position for 
the group. I don't know if you would be interested, but thought I would 
mention it.


I can give more details if you want.

If you are interested, send me your cv.

Thanks.   Faheem.


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Bug#319522: aptitude: should produce terrifying warnings when removing essential packages

[Faheem Mitha]

Package: aptitude
Version: 0.2.15.9-2
Severity: wishlist


Hi,

aptitude remove libc6

gives a lengthy list of packages, but is quite happy to remove them.

In contrast, apt-get gives all sorts of terrifying warnings, as I'm sure you
are aware. Eg.

WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
[snip]
You are about to do something potentially harmful
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
 ?] 

I'd suggest adding in such warnings, to protect clueless users against
destroying their system.

How is the job hunt going?

Best regards.  Faheem.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (50, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-1-386
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages aptitude depends on:
ii  apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3 0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  libc6   2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1 1:3.4.3-13   GCC support library
ii  libncurses5 5.4-4Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libsigc++-1.2-5c102 1.2.5-4  type-safe Signal Framework for C++
ii  libstdc++5  1:3.3.5-13   The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

-- no debconf information


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