[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

Could not reproduce it on 13.10 anymore: I have tried to purge php5-mhash, while php5-common was installed. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541438 Title: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

** Description changed: Binary package hint: apt I have tried purging "php5-mhash", which has been removed in Lucid (via Conflicts). - "apt-get purge" selected php5-common instead (which now provides - php5-mhash) and wanted to purge this package! + "apt-get purge" selected php5-common

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

Evan, in comment #7 comment #6 was stated to be meant for another bug. Current state in Precise (apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu14.2) is that "remove" also selects another package. I cannot say if previously only "purge" was misbehaving, but here we go: % sudo apt-get install php5-mhash

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541438 Title: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not in

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

Whoops! Just read 4,5,6. Let me correct myself, replicated using: apt-get install php5-mhash apt-get remove php5-mhash //all thats left now are the package's configs// apt-get purge php5-mhash //config files still left, purged php5-common// In 6 juliank said a fix was comitted for debian, couldn't

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

Sound like this could easily be replicated with using apt-get purge on php5-mhash, time to confirm? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541438 Title: "apt-get purge" Selects another packa

[Bug 541438] Re: "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package.

** Summary changed: - "apt-get purge" should not select another package (when the requested one is not installed but provided by another one) + "apt-get purge" Selects another package when the requested package is not installed, but is provided by another package. -- You received this bug noti