Bug#680474: /usr/bin/apt-get: apt-get autoremove remove gdm3 & python
On 30 May 2013 14:29, Justin R. Isaacson <tombstonev2@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I understand the last post states that this may not actually be a bug,
> but for some reason after running apt-get autoremove my debian 7 wheezy
> became un-useable as it removed the wpa-supplicant, libre office, pulse
> audio, and countless other essential packages.
>
> I really am at a loss as to how they became listed as unused in the
> first place.
>
> This is my first time bug reporting I would like to know how I can make
> this more beneficial to you in the future. What details should I
> include. If you are busy, which you probably are just give me a link to
> where I can educate myself on proper bug reporting etiquette. Thank-you.
> =D
>
Hello
Helpful information for such problems:
- the complete output of ‘apt-get autoremove’ (you may use ‘script’ to
record this)
- history of package removals, e.g. /var/log/dpkg.log*
- history of the system: is this a fresh install of wheezy or upgrade
from previous release?
The packages you mention are among those typically installed by
desktop metapackages, such as ‘gnome’ and ‘task-gnome-desktop’. These
metapackages can be removed if one of their dependencies is removed.
As an example, perhaps you did not like having ‘gimp’ installed and
removed it, this would cause the ‘gnome’ metapackages to be removed
and consequently all these other packages in addition.
If something like that has happened it is not really a bug. Please
dont report a bug in that case, as it will only be closed. Your
options are to either take all packages which the metapackage
installs, or manually install just the subset you wish to keep.
Regards
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