Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
I have a bare copy of Ubuntu 7.10 in a qemu disk image that I tried
this on (bare as in I haven't installed extra packages or reconfigured
it at all.) I fired up update-manager to make sure it was up to date
(it was, as of 7 Jan 2008). I then ran "sudo update-manager -d". First
time, I didn't pay attention to what it was removing, and the result is
VERY bare. The games were gone, all but the word processor gone,
firefox was gone, and the desktop was a solid orange/tan color rather
than having any desktop image. After reverting to a 7.10 image again
and looking at what it's doing, it currently wants to remove as
obsolete:
beforelight, bitmap, firefox, firefox-gnome-support, gnome-cards-data,
gnome-games, gnome-games-data, hal-device-manager, ico, libbrlapi1,
libcdio6, libchromexvmc1, libchromexvmcpro1, libgpod2, libmtp6, libntfs-
3g12, libopencdk8, libpt-plugins-alsa, libtotem-plparser7,
libuniconf4.3, libwvstreams4.3-base, libwvstreams4.3-extras, linux-
headers-2.6.22-14, linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic, openoffice.org (and
openoffice.org-calc, -draw, -evolution, -gnome, -gtk, -impress, -java-
common, -math), ubufox, xf86dga, and xgc.
Oddly this list doesn't match the list of packages to be removed
when it asks "Do you want to start the upgrade?" (I assume that's odd
at least -- but I don't know, maybe the obsolete packages are found in a
seperate sweep.)
Well, no comment on the libraries, but firefox, gnome-games, and
openoffice.org-* shouldn't be removed for sure (oddly, the word
processor is not removed, just all the rest.)
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[hardy] dist-upgrade removes a lot of (non-)obsolete packages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/181201
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