I tested the version 0.76ubuntu1.2 on a couple of precise VMs and it
works fine on both of them:
root@:~# apt-get autoremove -s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-image-3.2.0-64-generic linux-image-3.2.0-74-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-75-generic linux-image-3.2.0-77-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-79-generic linux-image-3.2.0-80-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-87-generic linux-image-3.2.0-88-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-90-generic linux-image-3.2.0-91-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-92-generic linux-image-3.2.0-94-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 12 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-64-generic [3.2.0-64.97]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-74-generic [3.2.0-74.109]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-75-generic [3.2.0-75.110]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-77-generic [3.2.0-77.114]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-79-generic [3.2.0-79.115]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-80-generic [3.2.0-80.116]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-87-generic [3.2.0-87.125]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-88-generic [3.2.0-88.126]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-90-generic [3.2.0-90.128]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-91-generic [3.2.0-91.129]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-92-generic [3.2.0-92.131]
Remv linux-image-3.2.0-94-generic [3.2.0-94.134]
root@~#
This is the log of "unattended-upgrades":
2015-12-18 18:55:24,401 INFO Initial blacklisted packages:
2015-12-18 18:55:24,402 INFO Starting unattended upgrades script
2015-12-18 18:55:24,402 INFO Allowed origins are:
['o=Ubuntu,a=precise-security']
2015-12-18 18:55:27,509 INFO Packages that are upgraded:
2015-12-18 18:55:29,601 INFO Packages that are auto removed:
'linux-image-3.2.0-77-generic linux-image-3.2.0-79-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-88-generic linux-image-3.2.0-91-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-75-generic linux-image-3.2.0-94-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-90-generic linux-image-3.2.0-74-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-80-generic linux-image-3.2.0-64-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-92-generic linux-image-3.2.0-87-generic'
2015-12-18 18:58:46,711 INFO Packages auto-removed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1267059
Title:
"Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies" does not work
Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in unattended-upgrades source package in Precise:
Fix Committed
Status in unattended-upgrades source package in Trusty:
Fix Released
Bug description:
I have a system that runs unattended-upgrades just fine. Now i want to
automate removal of old kernels and kernel header packages that are
accumulating otherwise. So i set 'Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-
Dependencies "true";'. But it doesn't work.
Details: Lots of stuff pending autoremoval:
$ apt-get --assume-no autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
linux-headers-3.2.0-38 linux-headers-3.2.0-38-generic
linux-headers-3.2.0-39 linux-headers-3.2.0-39-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-40
linux-headers-3.2.0-40-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-41
linux-headers-3.2.0-41-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-43
linux-headers-3.2.0-43-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-44
linux-headers-3.2.0-44-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-45
linux-headers-3.2.0-45-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-48
linux-headers-3.2.0-48-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-51
linux-headers-3.2.0-51-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-52
linux-headers-3.2.0-52-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-53
linux-headers-3.2.0-53-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-54
linux-headers-3.2.0-54-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-55
linux-headers-3.2.0-55-generic linux-headers-3.2.0-56
linux-headers-3.2.0-56-generic linux-image-3.2.0-39-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic linux-image-3.2.0-41-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-43-generic linux-image-3.2.0-44-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic linux-image-3.2.0-48-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-51-generic linux-
image-3.2.0-52-generic linux-image-3.2.0-53-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-54-generic linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-56-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 41 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
After this operation, 2,893 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? N
Abort.
Note that the majority of these packages have been installed by
unattended-upgrades from precise-security.
According to the comments within/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-
upgrades, this should automate autoremoval:
// Do automatic removal of new unused dependencies after the upgrade
// (equivalent to apt-get autoremove)
Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";
but nothing happens (note the line "Packages that are auto removed: ''
":
$ unattended-upgrades --debug --dry-run
Initial blacklisted packages:
Starting unattended upgrades script
Allowed origins are:
