ecryptfs-utils is not trying to remove those packages. Aptitude previously marked these packages for removal. When you invoked the installation of ecryptfs-utils, it noticed a bunch of other stuff it had in queue to do.
See: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/dapper/man8/aptitude.html keep-all Cancels all scheduled actions on all packages; any packages whose sticky state indicates an installation, removal, or up‐ grade will have this sticky state cleared. :-Dustin ** Changed in: ecryptfs-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- installing ecryptfs-utils tries to remove other packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290209 You received this bug notification because you are a member of eCryptfs, which is subscribed to ecryptfs-utils in ubuntu. Status in “ecryptfs-utils” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: ecryptfs-utils Using sudo aptitude install ecryptfs-utils (from the testing page) gives me the following: The following NEW packages will be installed: ecryptfs-utils libecryptfs0{a} libpkcs11-helper1{a} libtspi1{a} The following packages will be REMOVED: discover1-data{u} iamerican{u} ibritish{u} ispell{u} jsvc{u} landscape-common{u} libalut0{u} libavutil1d{u} libcommons-beanutils-java{u} libcommons-collections3-java{u} libcommons-daemon-java{u} libcommons-dbcp-java{u} libcommons-digester-java{u} libcommons-el-java{u} libcommons-fileupload-java{u} libcommons-io-java{u} libcommons-launcher-java{u} libcommons-modeler-java{u} libcommons-pool-java{u} libcommons-validator-java{u} libdc1394-13{u} libecj-java{u} libfaac0{u} libfreebob0{u} libgtkhtml3.16-cil{u} libjack0{u} liblog4j1.2-java{u} liblzo2-2{u} libmx4j-java{u} libopenal1{u} libpostproc1d{u} libstruts1.2-java{u} libtomcat5.5-java{u} libwxbase2.6-0{u} libwxgtk2.6-0{u} libxosd2{u} libxvidcore4{u} nvidia-kernel-common{u} python-openssl{u} python-pam{u} python-pyopenssl{u} python-serial{u} python-twisted-bin{u} python-twisted-core{u} python-twisted-web{u} python-zopeinterface{u} rhino{u} update-motd{u} vlc-plugin-pulse{u} 0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 49 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 371kB of archives. After unpacking 39.7MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Surely there is something wrong here? _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ecryptfs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
