Public bug reported:
Ubuntu Server 15.04 - dpkg 1.17.25
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sudo dpkg -r gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0:
gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (--remove):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
Hence, there must be a possibility to tell gnome-shell to stop depending
on "gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0", because I'm installing a newer version of Gnome
Network Manager compiled from the latest sources (and other libnm
packages should share the same fate); however, it seems to be impossible
despite the --auto-deconfigure option:
sudo dpkg -r --auto-deconfigure gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0:
gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (--remove):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
As you can see in the error messages, there's absolutely no difference
with the previous command run without the --auto-deconfigure option.
That option either has not been implemented or there's some issue with
the associated code.
That's an important point because that would allow us to replace many
old packages installed from the official repositories (with other
packages depending on them) with new ones compiled from sources.
This bug prevents that and is an obstacle to innovation.
It is the responsability of the administrator to use this option correctly and
with awareness of the consequences.
** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: auto-deconfigure dpkg remove
** Summary changed:
- dpkg --r --auto-deconfigure does not remove dependencies upstream
+ dpkg -r --auto-deconfigure does not remove dependencies upstream
** Description changed:
Ubuntu Server 15.04 - dpkg 1.17.25
- -----------------------------------------------------
+ ----------------------------------
sudo dpkg -r gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0:
- gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
- Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
+ gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
+ Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (--remove):
- dependency problems - not removing
+ dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
- gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
+ gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
Hence, there must be a possibility to tell gnome-shell to stop depending
on "gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0", because I'm installing a newer version of Gnome
Network Manager compiled from the latest sources (and other libnm
packages should share the same fate); however, it seems to be impossible
despite the --auto-deconfigure option:
sudo dpkg -r --auto-deconfigure gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0:
- gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
- Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
+ gnome-shell depends on gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8); however:
+ Package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing package gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (--remove):
- dependency problems - not removing
+ dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
- gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
+ gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
As you can see in the error messages, there's absolutely no difference
with the previous command run without the --auto-deconfigure option.
That option either has not been implemented or there's some issue with
the associated code.
That's an important point because that would allow us to replace many
old packages installed from the official repositories (with other
packages depending on them) with new ones compiled from sources.
This bug prevents that and is an obstacle to innovation.
It is the responsability of the administrator to use this option correctly
and with awareness of the consequences.
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dpkg -r --auto-deconfigure does not remove dependencies upstream
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