For me, auto-removal of dependencies works with your examples (epiphany- webkit and gcc-?.??). However, I experience the problem you describe with the *buntu-desktop meta-packages. Is there something special about the dependencies of these packages?
Steps to reproduce: 1) sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop 2) sudo aptitude remove ubuntu-desktop Only the meta-package itself is removed, not its dependencies. The same happens with meta-package xubuntu-desktop or lubuntu-desktop. That's strange, since installing (and uninstalling) the *buntu-desktop-packages is one of aptitude's use-cases that is explicitely mentioned on several sites. -- aptitude does not automatically remove unused packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305504 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
