There needs to be a HUGE warning that "tasksel" is dangerous and should
not be used. I just blew away a system today because I wanted to add dns
server to a desktop system. This bug is so bad it should be considered a
security vulnerability.

I put a checkmark on "Add DNS server" and hit OK. Then I notice down on
the status line that it is "Removing gnome....." and so on. No prompts,
No warnings, No nothing. Clearly the program does not do what it says it
is doing!

I did this on a Mint 8 of Ubuntu Karmic. I was doing this remotely and
lost all contact with the host after "tasksel" did its nightmare!

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[master] tasksel removes all Ubuntu-desktop dependencies without confirmation 
dialog
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150252
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