Bug#949069: "apt autoremove" doesn't remove an automatic package with 0 dependents
package: apt version: 1.8.2 I'm refiling this report since it was wrongly marked as resolved. to reproduce the problem, run these commands on a fresh Ubuntu or Debian installation: $ apt install postgresql-11 $ apt purge postgresql-11 $ apt autoremove a dependency named "postgresql-client-11" doesn't get autoremoved despite having 0 dependents: $ apt rdepends "postgresql-client-11 --installed returns nothing. *these commands were executed literally after installing the distro (Ubuntu and Debian) *the dependency can be removed manually *this doesn't happen with aptitude
Bug#948728: (No Subject)
In case anyone is interested, I filed a bug report for APT: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=948735 >postgresql-client-11 sounds like a bug but the dev seems to be ignoring it. >postgresql-common I found this: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/cabuevewgx16f-%2bwpk-rkh%2brufgcpveg0xjcwazoobyzka_j...@mail.gmail.com
Bug#948735: (No Subject)
if you can't explain this behavior or don't have time to look into it then at least don't keep this bug report marked as resolved.
Bug#948735: (No Subject)
Julian? Anyone?
Bug#948735: apt doesn't completely remove "postgresql-11" dependencies
Thank you for your response. >Probably something installed depends, recommends, or suggests the >postgresql-client that it provides. $ apt rdepends postgresql-client-11 --installed returns nothing (empty result). The install/remove/autoremove sequence was executed right after a fresh installation.
Bug#948735: apt doesn't completely remove "postgresql-11" dependencies
package: apt version: 1.8.2 Note: This was attempted on *fresh* Debian and Ubuntu installations. $ apt install postgresql-11 $ apt purge postgresql-11 $ apt autoremove leaves these packages behind: postgresql-client-11 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common I checked the dependents using "apt rdepends $package" postgresql-client-11: no dependents postgresql-client-common: postgresql-client-11, postgresql-common postgresql-common: logrotate It makes no sense that "postgresql-client-11" was not removed. It's an automatic package with no dependents. (aptitude removes it automatically). As for "postgresql-common" becoming a dependency for "logrotate", it doesn't make sense to me either, but I don't know if it's a bug or not. I contacted a Postgres package maintainer and he believes APT is to blame here.
Bug#948728: (No Subject)
Sorry, I skimmed through the bug report instructions page, didn't realize this was going to be forwarded to team+postgre...@tracker.debian.org.
Bug#948728: apt doesn't completely remove "postgresql-11" dependencies
package: postgresql-11 version: 11.5-1+deb10u1 Note: This was attempted on *fresh* Debian and Ubuntu installations. $ sudo apt install postgresql-11 $ sudo apt purge postgresql-11 $ sudo apt autoremove leaves these packages behind: postgresql-client-11 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common I checked the dependents using "apt rdepends $package" postgresql-client-11: no dependents postgresql-client-common: postgresql-client-11, postgresql-common postgresql-common: logrotate It makes no sense that "postgresql-client-11" was not removed. It's an automatic package with no dependents. (aptitude removes it automatically). As for "postgresql-common" becoming a dependency for "logrotate", it doesn't make sense to me either, but I don't know if it's a bug or not. I contacted a Postgres package maintainer and he believes APT is to blame here.
