** Description changed: [Impact] Aptitude regularly crashes when trying to mark packages for deletion due to an infinite loop in a recursive function (improperly handled circular dependencies). [Test Case] - 1. start up aptitude: sudo aptitude - 2. open up a flat package view: Ctrl-T -> Views -> New Flat Package List - 3. type 'l' to limit the displayed packages - 4. enter "~i!~M" (without the quotes) to only show manually installed packages - 5. select each package one at a time and mark it for purge by pressing '_' (underscore) + On a fresh English install of Ubuntu 15.10 desktop: - If the bug is not fixed, aptitude will eventually crash (run the 'reset' - command to fix your terminal's state once that happens). + 1. Start up aptitude: sudo aptitude + 2. Mark the following packages as automatically installed (select them and + press Shift-M): + * language-pack-en + * language-pack-en-base + * language-pack-gnome-en + * language-pack-gnome-en-base + Aptitude should now show all four packages as marked for deletion. + 3. Mark language-pack-gnome-en-base for purge by selecting it and pressing + '_' (underscore). + + If the bug is not fixed, aptitude will crash. (Your terminal will + likely be in a bad state. Run 'reset' to fix it.) [Regression Potential] The patch alters the logic used to automatically mark packages for deletion. Any regressions should appear there. The patch is cherry-picked from the upstream Git repository, so upstream recognizes the bug and approves of this fix. However, upstream might have committed additional related changes (e.g., to fix a hypothetical flaw in this patch) without us realizing it. [Original Description] Hi. I just installed a new Ubuntu MATE 15.10 for my mom and I was selecting packages when aptitude simply crashed. I am using (for reasons beyond my control right now) the 32 bit version if that matters. I don't know if I can reproduce the problem or not, but I may try (despite the fact I do not have frequent access to this computer). If any further information is needed, please let me know. Thanks, Rogério Brito. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: aptitude 0.7.3-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-11-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Oct 17 21:17:03 2015 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/aptitude-curses InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-17 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha i386 (20150924) ProcCmdline: aptitude SegvAnalysis: Skipped: missing required field "Disassembly" Signal: 11 SourcePackage: aptitude UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: == Regression details == Discovered in version: 0.7.3-1ubuntu1 Last known good version: 0.6.11-1ubuntu3
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