Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.18 Severity: wishlist Shouldn't "update-alternatives --remove" do its work when the package providing the currently selected alternative is being removed, even if the alternative is in manual mode? It could select the highest-priority remaining alternative and switch back to auto mode.
The current behavior, while symmetric with the one during package installation, leaves behind a broken alternative. Easy to fix with --config, of course, but still unexpected (by me). -- System Information Debian Release: woody Kernel Version: Linux kronstadt 2.4.16 #1 Tue Jan 1 09:26:25 PST 2002 i586 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.2.4-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a- Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01081 The GNU stdc++ library
