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Bug#38424: apt: APT removes packages, when I don't want that



Package: apt
Version: 0.3.6

OK

after a long time I've again exprimentated with APT - and again I have
same problems.

To be more precise - I want to reinstall telnetd-ssl - this apears to be
impossible currently, because there are wrong dependencies on ssleay instead
of on openssl. However openssl should be a replacement for ssleay.

Now I see this message in my log:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  telnetd-ssl 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  openssl 
    
    
I even think, this is serious bug, because when I run unstable system,
there are for some moments, when there are some dependencies wrong and I don't
want to lose half of my system, because of wrong dependence on e.g. libc.

I definitely think that I'm a lord of my machine and when I say it should
be doing that, than I expect it should be that (I don't need another 
WindowsOS which thinks its smarter than me), I have not asked APT to
remove this package - so how about some switch before APT consider
to remove some package ? (not even mentioning APT refuses to install 
telned-ssl after this silent remove - I don't think that force options
are obsoleted)

-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux phantom 2.0.37.RTL1.1-2000Hz #2 Èt Bøe 18 17:56:53 CET 1999 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6           2.1.1-7        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii  libc6           2.1.1-7        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii  libstdc++2.9-gl 2.91.66-2      The GNU stdc++ library (EGCS version)


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