A fix has been committed to the debian-sid repository
revno: 2120
revision-id: j...@debian.org-20110421101805-k4uvabuj6m2866vf
parent: j...@debian.org-20110421092552-x8xokgukd930evjm
fixes bug(s): http://bugs.debian.org/150831
Wrong bug, sorry.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541438
Title:
apt-get purge should not select another package (when the requested
one is not installed but provided by another one)
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: apt
I have tried purging php5-mhash, which has been removed in Lucid (via
Conflicts).
- apt-cache purge selected php5-common instead (which now provides
+ apt-get purge selected php5-common instead (which now provides
php5-mhash) and
I repeated your steps and installed php5-mhash and then purged
php5-mhash. In both cases php5-common was installed, respectively
purged.
According to the man page of apt-get this seems to be intended
behaviour:
purge
purge is identical to remove except that packages are removed
Torsten, php5-common was purged in my case, because it was picked instead of
php5-mhash.
The repository layout and dependencies have probably changed since 10.04, but
the point is:
If package A gets removed (not purged), and you later want to purge it, the
purge action should not pick package
@MichealH
Please do not assign yourself to a bug unless you are actively working
on resolving the issue.
Also, whenever changing the status or importance of a bug also enter a
comment on *why*. For example, you confirmed this one -- what did you do
to confirm it?
Resetting Status to New.
**
It is certainly possible for ne to fix this if it hasnt been done
already.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) = MichealH (michealh)
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