Package: apt Version: 1.0.9.8.3 Severity: normal Tags: patch Dear Maintainer,
* What led up to the situation? Installing a custom kernel package including a + char in the pkg name (f.e. linux-image-4.4.17+48-ph) * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? apt-get autoremove * What was the outcome of this action? It tries to remove those packages even they're excluded via APT::NeverAutoRemove. See: # grep linux-image-4 /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ -r /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove-kernels: "^linux-image-4\.4\.17+48-ph$"; /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove-kernels: "^linux-image-4\.4\.21+56-ph$"; * What outcome did you expect instead? It should skip autoremoving those packages. The problem can be fixed by the following patch: --- a/etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 2016-03-12 14:32:33.000000000 +0100 +++ b/etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 2016-09-21 12:17:50.732936977 +0200 @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fi kernels="$(echo "$latest_version $installed_version $running_version -$previous_version" | sort -u | sed -e 's#\.#\\.#g' )" +$previous_version" | sort -u | sed -e 's#\.#\\.#g' -e 's#\+#\\+#g' )" generateconfig() { cat <<EOF -- Package-specific info: -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.5 APT prefers proposed-updates APT policy: (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.4.17+48-ph (SMP w/16 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2014.3 ii gnupg 1.4.18-7+deb8u3 ii libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.9.8.3 ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u5 ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10 ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.11-1+b1 ii dpkg-dev 1.17.27 ii python-apt 0.9.3.12 -- no debconf information