Note that the aptdaemon backend suffers from this problem as well due to [1] (patch).
A similar patch could be applied to InstallBackendSynaptic.py to track which packages were previously auto-installed and make sure they are marked as such afterwards. Otherwise, perhaps consider to just drop the synaptic backend and apply the python-aptdaemon fix. [1] http://bugs.debian.org/685044 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #685044 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=685044 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300718 Title: sometimes sets dependency packages to manual install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/300718/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
