** Summary changed: - The dependencies are cleared automatically in synaptic + When unmarking a pkg, synaptic prompts to mark dependencies instead of to unmark them
** Description changed: In synaptic 0.62.5 Steps to reproduce: - 1: Mark a package [ex: 3dchess] + 1: Mark a package for installation [ex: 3dchess] 2: synaptic will ask for installing additional dependencies. in this case [xaw3dg] . Accept it - 3: Now Unmark 3dchess [right-click Unmark] + 3: Now Unmark 3dchess [right-click> Unmark] Deviation: - synaptic asks to "/Mark/ for installation" again xaw3dg + - if you accept, then look for xaw3dg in Synaptic, xaw3dg is indeed still marked for installation - What should happen is , synaptic should Ask to "/Unmark/ the additional + What should happen is, synaptic should Ask to "/Unmark/ the additional changes" Note: If we "undo" the mark [instead of unmark in step 3] from Edit> Undo , the additional packages will get unmarked automatically ---- - When you install a program for automatically dependencies are selected - and if you want to clear the program dependencies are not removed + When you mark a program for installation, you're automatically prompted + to mark its dependencies, but if you want to cancel installing the + program, the dependencies are not unmarked -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551208 Title: When unmarking a pkg, synaptic prompts to mark dependencies instead of to unmark them To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/synaptic/+bug/551208/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
