Package: apt Version: 1.2.12 Severity: minor Hi! When trying to remove an Important:yes package, the message claims it's essential:
(gcc6-amd64-sbuild)root@umbar:/# apt-get purge init Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: sysvinit-core Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it. The following packages will be REMOVED: init* WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! init 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 15.4 kB disk space will be freed. You are about to do something potentially harmful. To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' ?] ^C (gcc6-amd64-sbuild)root@umbar:/# apt-cache show init <...> Important: yes <...> (gcc6-amd64-sbuild)root@umbar:/# dpkg --purge init (Reading database ... 11961 files and directories currently installed.) Removing init (1.34) ...
