[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Kinetic) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Also affects: tasksel (Ubuntu Kinetic) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags removed: rls-kk-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags added: fr-1988 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags removed: rls-jj-incoming ** Tags added: rls-kk-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags added: rls-jj-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags removed: rls-jj-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags added: bionic focal hirsute impish jammy rls-jj-incoming xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
Today I used tasksel to add "lubuntu-desktop" to an "ubuntu-desktop" installation. Already installed and noticed by tasksel was additionally: "SSH-Service" and "Print Server". The installation of "lubunut-desktop" went fine. I logged in to lubuntu- desktop and now I wanted to remove the "ubuntu-desktop" only ... because it is an odroid and disk space is precoius. I ran tasksel and deselected "ubuntu-Desktop". I was logged in and was able to see how my desktop, start menue, icons ... were removed / uninstalled until in the end a completely naked dektop was left. I was not able to run tasksel again. So I had to reinstall again. :(( Ubuntu 18.04 on odroid u3. Image name: "ubuntu-18.04-4.16.0-v7-desktop-odroid-u2-u3-20190308_shrink.img.xz" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
Well, I wasn't as lucky as Colonel Angus and my system wasn't a fresh install. Love having my day and OS ruined by a ten year old bug that doesn't even have importance decided. If you're not planning to ever fix it maybe just add a warning to taskel that this tool isn't fit for regular users and we should not follow tutorials and just use apt instead? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
The easiest way out would be to just remove tasksel once the d-i images are gone, and it's no longer needed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
Like Elias M Ward, I installed lamp-server using taskel. It didn't work as expected and upon uninstalling, taskel removed everything. I came back to my desk, and the system was shot. No network, no desktop, nothing. Luckily, this was a fresh install, so a reinstall was the quickest way to get a usable system. Very, very poorly thought out. Ten years later? Wow. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
WTF. I was uninstalling the ubuntu-mate-desktop task with tasksel (while ubuntu-desktop was still checked in the list), and it removed basically everything. Afterwards all tasks in the tasksel list were unchecked. This is definitely not the expected behavior: when I uncheck a specific task, I don't expect other tasks to be removed as well. I suggest to disable the package-removal functionality in tasksel. Alternatively, show a big warning when tasksel is about to remove anything. There are lots of warning posts about this behavior of tasksel all over the net, but if the warning does not appear in the application itself, I'm unlikely to see it before it's too late. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
I just ran into this bug. Started uninstalling everything when I was removing lamp-server. Thankfully I caught it at about 15% and killed the session when I started noticing things disappearing. This is a critical disastrous bug. How has it not been touched in so long? If it's not going to get fixed, at least remove tasksel out of production or at least remove the remove function from it. This is ridiculous. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
What is going on with this bug? I wanted to install SSH Server on my new Ubuntu 18.04 system, and so unchecked the things that were installed already, checked SSH Server .. and it's been busily uninstalling EVERYTHING. This is a disaster. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
Ok, here is some help to restore the system from TTY_only after tasksel removed important packages: sudo apt-get install $(for i in $(cat /var/log/dpkg.log |grep -oP (?=`date +%Y-%m-%d`\s\d\d\:\d\d:\d\d\sremove)\s\S*\s); do echo -n $i ; done;) Which basically looks in the dpkg.log for packages removed today and reinstalls them by handing the package-names over to apt-get. It also restores other packages :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: ola aljundi (ola-jundi) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: ola aljundi (ola-jundi) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
ola: Please do not assign yourself to the bug unless you are working on it, thanks. eMcE: Yes, that might work in some cases. It would be advisable though, to first do the grepping and then review the result before trying to reinstall everything from it, I have a feeling things could go even worse if one is not being careful there... Also worth noting is that any automatically-installed states will have been lost, so that's something to keep in mind as well... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = ola aljundi (ola-jundi) ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = ola aljundi (ola-jundi) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
# sudo apt-get remove lamp-server^ Began removing my whole system. Force closed the terminal. I am glad I was reading the output, because my system still works for now (it just happened, so I will find out what damage was done). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: tasksel (Debian) Status: New = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
In Debian this has been resolved indirectly since tasksel now uses metapackages instead of tasks to define sets, this change is not present in Ubuntu currently. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
jeevithan: please do not assign yourself to the bug unless you are working on it, thanks. ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: jeevithan (jeevithan1990) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = jeevithan (jeevithan1990) ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = benjamin (varghese-benjamin09) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
@benjamin: please do not assign yourself or any one else to a bug unless you are actively working on resolving the issue. In this case, you can assign *yourself*, but should add a comment about it. ** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: benjamin (varghese-benjamin09) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Tags added: testcase -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: young-sin (d-yd-tls) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = young-sin (d-yd-tls) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574287/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 574287] Re: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap
** Summary changed: - tasksel uninstalled my system! + tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574287 Title: tasksel: forcefully removes packages when tasks overlap -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
