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Title:
When using wildcard with "apt remove" it uninstalled a bunch of
packages that didn't start with my pattern.
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Description of the situation:
I am learning to work with Emacs, Doom Emacs to be precise. In my journey I
somehow managed to break it, so I tried to uninstall it and install it again.
Since Emacs has so many packages, I chose to use a wildcard "*". It ended up
uninstalling a bunch of random (to me) packages, including some core ones.
What I expected:
Remove all the emacs packages.
What happaned:
When using the command ```sudo apt remove emacs*```, a bunch of packages that
don't start with "emacs" have been removed. This temporarily soft-bricked my
system.
Evidence/logs:
- Ubuntu release:
```
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Release: 22.04
```
- Package version:
```
apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 2.4.13
Candidate: 2.4.13
Version table:
*** 2.4.13 500
500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.4.5 500
500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
```
- Logs from /var/log/apt/history.log
```
apt remove emacs*
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: policykit-1-gnome:amd64 (0.105-7ubuntu3, automatic)
Remove: mythes-en-us:amd64 (1:7.2.0-2), evolution-data-server:amd64
(3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), evince:amd64 (42.3-0ubuntu3.1), gnome-user-docs:amd64
(41.5-1ubuntu2), update-manager:amd64 (1:22.04.21), gnome-software:amd64
(41.5-2ubuntu2), gnome-initial-setup:amd64 (42.0.1-1ubuntu2.3),
hyphen-en-us:amd64 (2.8.8-7build2), ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk:amd64
(1:22.04.20), emacs-gtk:amd64 (1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2), emacsen-common:amd64
(3.0.4), rhythmbox-plugins:amd64 (3.4.4-5ubuntu1), gir1.2-webkit2-4.0:amd64
(2.46.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libgspell-1-2:amd64 (1.9.1-4),
libgoa-backend-1.0-1:amd64 (3.44.0-1ubuntu1), gnome-calendar:amd64 (41.2-3),
gnome-shell:amd64 (42.9-0ubuntu2.2), libevview3-3:amd64 (42.3-0ubuntu3.1),
gnome-feeds:amd64 (0.16.2+dfsg1-1), gnome-software-plugin-snap:amd64
(41.5-2ubuntu2), protonvpn-gui:amd64 (1.12.0-1), ubuntu-desktop:amd64
(1.481.4), gdm3:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu7.22.04.4),
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 (43-2ubuntu1), protonvpn:amd64
(1.0.0-3), libedataserve
rui-1.2-3:amd64 (3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64
(42-2~fakesync1), update-notifier:amd64 (3.192.54.8), hunspell-en-us:amd64
(1:2020.12.07-2), wbritish:amd64 (2020.12.07-2), dictionaries-common:amd64
(1.28.14), gnome-online-accounts:amd64 (3.44.0-1ubuntu1), gedit:amd64 (41.0-3),
enchant-2:amd64 (2.3.2-1ubuntu2), zenity:amd64 (3.42.1-0ubuntu1),
chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 (10.1-5), ubuntu-session:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu2),
gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 (0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1), apturl:amd64
(0.5.2ubuntu22), ubuntu-docs:amd64 (22.04.5), mousepad:amd64 (0.5.8-1),
emacs-el:amd64 (1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2), gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64
(72~ubuntu5.22.04.3), libyelp0:amd64 (42.1-1), gnome-control-center:amd64
(1:41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.9), ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 (1.481.4), yelp:amd64
(42.1-1), nautilus-share:amd64 (0.7.3-2ubuntu6), libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64
(2.46.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), gnome-software-plugin-flatpak:amd64 (41.5-2ubuntu2),
aspell-en:amd64 (2018.0
4.16-0-1), libenchant-2-2:amd64 (2.3.2-1ubuntu2), intune-portal:amd64
(1.2405.17-jammy), emacs-common:amd64 (1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2), shotwell:amd64
(0.30.14-1ubuntu6), gnome-todo:amd64 (3.28.1-6ubuntu1), emacs-bin-common:amd64
(1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2), aspell:amd64 (0.60.8-4build1)
End-Date: 2025-03-19 13:09:03
```
I can provide more information if needed, maybe the behavior was
intended.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: apt 2.4.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-52.53~22.04.1-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Mar 19 16:20:53 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-07-17 (611 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20230223)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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