Package: apt Version: 0.5.27 Severity: critical Justification: may remove unrelated software
apt-get remove --purge "ntp*" selects non matching packets including essential ones like mount or login. bksys:/etc/default# apt-get remove --purge "ntp*" Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... Note, selecting liblog-agent-logger-perl for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting popularity-contest for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting xfont-nexus for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting libgnomeprint-dev for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting ident2 for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting libsword-runtime for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting xfonts-bolkhov-iso for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting libc-client2003debian for regex 'ntp*' [lots more packages selected] Note, selecting build-essential for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting libroxen-ntuserauth for regex 'ntp*' Note, selecting dhcp-client for regex 'ntp*' The following packages will be REMOVED: adduser* alien* apache* apache-ssl* at* base-config* bash* console-common* console-data* console-tools* cron* crossfire-client* crossfire-client-gtk* cvs* ddd* debhelper* dlint* emacs20* esound-clients* ethereal* exim* fetchmail* fontconfig* freeciv* freeciv-client-gtk* freeciv-gtk* gconf2* gettext* gettext-base* gettext-el* gnome-keyring* gs* gs-common* gs-gpl* gsfonts* i2c-source* indent* initscripts* intltool-debian* jadetex* kdelibs3* kdelibs3-bin* kpm* lclint* lesstif1* lesstif2* libauthen-pam-perl* libbonoboui2-0* libc-client2001* libc-client2002ddebian* libc-client2002edebian* libc-client2003debian* libc-client4.7* libdbd-mysql-perl* libfontconfig1* libgail-common* libgail17* libgconf2-4* libgimp1.2* libgimp2.0* libgimpprint1* libglade-gnome0* libglade0* libglade2-0* libgnome-keyring0* libgnome2-0* libgnome2-common* libgnomecanvas2-0* libgnomeui-0* libgnomevfs2-0* libgnomevfs2-common* libgtk2.0-0* libgtk2.0-bin* libgtk2.0-common* libgtkhtml2-0* libident* libmagick5.5.7* libmysqlclient10* libmysqlclient12* libmysqlclient6* libopenldap-runtime* libopenldap1* libpam-modules* libpam-runtime* libpam0g* libpango1.0-0* libpango1.0-common* libqt2* librsvg2-2* librsvg2-common* libsasl7* libsmbclient* libwmf0.2-2* libwmf0.2-7* libxft1* libxft2* linuxconf* lm-sensors* lm-sensors-source* login* logrotate* mailman* mailx* memprof* midentd* modconf* module-assistant* modutils* mount* mrtg-contrib* msttcorefonts* mutt* mysql-client* mysql-server* nfs-common* nfs-server* ntp* ntp-doc* ntp-server* ntp-simple* nullidentd* passwd* php4-gd2* php4-mysql* po-debconf* proftpd* proftpd-common* psfontmgr* qpopper* samba* samba-common* screen* smbclient* smbfs* squirrelmail* ssh* sudo* swat* sysvinit* t1lib1* task-dns-server* task-samba* telnetd* tetex-extra* tk8.0* tk8.2* tk8.2-dev* tk8.3* tk8.3-dev* tktable* tktable-dev* uw-imapd* webmin* xbase-clients* xlibs* xtv* The following held packages will be changed: uw-imapd WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! bash passwd (due to bash) login libpam-modules (due to login) libpam0g (due to login) libpam-runtime (due to login) mount sysvinit initscripts (due to sysvinit) 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 156 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 350MB disk space will be freed. You are about to do something potentially harmful To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' ?] bksys:/etc/default# Not sure if severity critical is appropriate here, but it might accidentially remove packages if no essential packages are selected and the output is not carefully watched. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 650 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin Priority: 600 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ stable main non-free contrib #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US/ unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US/ testing/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ testing main non-free contrib #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US/ testing/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US/ unstable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb-src ftp://debian.inode.at/debian-non-US/ unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free #deb http://security.debian.org/ unstable/updates main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian woody main non-free #deb http://marillat.free.fr/ stable main #deb http://marillat.free.fr/ testing main -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.24 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-2 GCC support library ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.4-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 -- no debconf information
