Hey Tollef, thanks for your comment. Apt will not remove "required" packages anymore since mid Dec. I kept the bug open because I want to understand why those got marked auto- installed in the first-place.
Cheers, Michael -- apt-get autoremove removes required packages https://launchpad.net/bugs/75882 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs