Public bug reported:
In current trusty, vivid, and wily, when you install ubuntu-minimal
(from the "metapackages" section) in a clean chroot, some 75ish packages
are installed. If you then "apt-get --purge autoremove ubuntu-minimal",
some large portion (between 20 and 40, depending on the target release)
of those dependencies are removed again.
If this test is repeated putting the release pocket version of
apt/libapt on hold, the purge/autoremove only removes the metapackage,
but none of its dependencies, so this is likely a regression brought on
from the previous autoremoval fix.
This bug is release-critical for the 14.04.3 point release, as we
install using metapackages instead of tasks in point releases, thus
meaning that anyone removing ubuntu-desktop for any reason will end up
with dozens (potentially hundreds) of packages on the autoremoval list.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo)
Status: New
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Critical
Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo)
Status: New
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Vivid)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo)
Status: New
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Vivid)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
Milestone: None => ubuntu-14.04.3
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt (mvo)
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt (mvo)
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Vivid)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Michael Vogt (mvo)
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Trusty)
Importance: Undecided => Critical
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1479207
Title:
Never-MarkAuto-Sections not working correctly
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in apt source package in Trusty:
New
Status in apt source package in Vivid:
New
Bug description:
In current trusty, vivid, and wily, when you install ubuntu-minimal
(from the "metapackages" section) in a clean chroot, some 75ish
packages are installed. If you then "apt-get --purge autoremove
ubuntu-minimal", some large portion (between 20 and 40, depending on
the target release) of those dependencies are removed again.
If this test is repeated putting the release pocket version of
apt/libapt on hold, the purge/autoremove only removes the metapackage,
but none of its dependencies, so this is likely a regression brought
on from the previous autoremoval fix.
This bug is release-critical for the 14.04.3 point release, as we
install using metapackages instead of tasks in point releases, thus
meaning that anyone removing ubuntu-desktop for any reason will end up
with dozens (potentially hundreds) of packages on the autoremoval
list.
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