Package: apt Version: 0.7.9 Severity: normal apt-get install has repeatedly shown a propensity to remove packages rather than upgrading them. In the following example, it tries to remove openoffice, kde, gnome, and konqueror at least the first three of which are common targets.
apt-get install kvdr The following packages will be REMOVED abiword-gnome abiword-plugins-gnome democracyplayer dfontmgr fast-user-switch-applet foomatic-db-hpijs gaim gnome gnome-applets gnome-control-center gnome-core gnome-desktop-environment gnome-office gnome-panel gnome-session gstreamer0.8-jack hpijs hpijs-ppds hplip hplip-dbg hplip-gui kde-amusements kde-core kdeaddons kdebase kdebase-kio-plugins kdepim kmail kmailcvt konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins korn libaiksaurus0c102 libarchive-tar-perl libdbd-pg-perl libdigest-nilsimsa-perl libft-perl libglade-perl libgtk-perl libjack0.80.0-0 libjack0.80.0-dev libneon25 libperl5.8 libpg-perl libpod-simple-perl libpurple-bin libpurple0 libsvn0 libversion-perl nautilus nautilus-cd-burner openmortal openoffice.org openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-help-en-us openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-writer pidgin printconf python-uno python-wxgtk2.4 vim vim-gtk -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Acquire ""; APT::Acquire::Translation "environment"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::Default-Release "unstable"; APT::Cache-Limit "20000000"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r1 _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 (20051218)]/ unstable contrib main # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r1 _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20051218)]/ unstable contrib main deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free # deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free # deb http://security.debian.org/ unstable/updates main contrib non-free deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free # deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free # add deb repositories for dvd/video stuff deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sarge main deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sarge main deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main deb http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge ./ deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian stable main contrib non-free restricted deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ sid main -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2007.07.31 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii libc6 2.7-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.2.2-4 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.2.2-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]