Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt
Ubuntu 10.10, minimal install
Steps to reproduce:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install empathy
sudo apt-get remove --purge empathy
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
Expected result: all packages that were installed automatically are uninstalled.
Actual result: some packages remain installed (for example, avahi-daemon).
Running `aptitude why avahi-daemon` returns: "ubuntu-desktop Recommends
avahi-daemon".
This is apparently due to apt-get not registering whether a certain package was
installed with or without the --no-install-recommends option present. The only
way around so far seems to be saving the list of packages about to be installed
on a text editor and later removing them manually.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: apt
Ubuntu 10.10, minimal install
Steps to reproduce:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install empathy
sudo apt-get remove --purge empathy
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
Expected result: all packages that were installed automatically are
uninstalled.
Actual result: some packages remain installed (for example, avahi-daemon).
Running `aptitude why avahi-daemon` returns: "ubuntu-desktop Recommends
avahi-daemon".
- This is apparently due to apt-get not registering when a certain package is
installed with the --no-recommends option present. The only way around so far
seems to be saving the list of packages about to be installed on a text editor
and later removing them manually.
+ This is apparently due to apt-get not registering whether a certain package
was installed with or without the --no-install-recommends option present. The
only way around so far seems to be saving the list of packages about to be
installed on a text editor and later removing them manually.
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apt-get autoremove ignores packages recommended by other packages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665980
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