Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt
Situation. conky-all is installed, in use and therefore required. If a user runs 'autoremove' to clean up package cache (either via CLI or Synaptic), an app which is still in use would be removed. In this case the term 'no longer required' isn't true. Expected. Don't offer packages which are in use to be autoremoved, don't suppose they're no longer required. Comment. In case of issues with package management, users often get advised to autoremove, autoclean package cache. The example would lead to a new question why a required package has been removed. The statement in the wiki 'no longer needed' would also be unfounded in this case. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto#Removal%20commands Example. $ LANG=C sudo apt-get -s install hardinfo Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-2.6.35-22-generic conky-all linux-headers-2.6.35-22 libimlib2 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: hardinfo 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Inst hardinfo (0.5.1-1.1ubuntu3 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [amd64]) Conf hardinfo (0.5.1-1.1ubuntu3 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [amd64]) $ LANG=C dpkg -l conky* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=============================================== un conky <none> (no description available) ii conky-all 1.8.0-1ubuntu1 highly configurable system monitor (all features enabled) un conky-cli <none> (no description available) un conky-std <none> (no description available) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: apt 0.8.3ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jan 27 18:52:55 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANG=C SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: apt ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/708803 Title: [Maverick] autoremove removes package which is required -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
