Public bug reported:
Observed with Ubuntu 20.04 Beta.
apt remove 'mypackage*' does not remove all installed packages starting
with “mypackage”. Instead:
$ sudo apt remove 'mypackage*'
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mypackage*
However:
$ sudo apt list --installed 'mypackage*'
Listing... Done
mypackage-data-v1/focal,focal,now 0.3.2-5build1 all [installed,automatic]
mypackage1/focal,now 0.3.2-5build1 amd64 [installed]
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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apt does not accept globs and regexes in some cases
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