** Description changed: + + Steps to reproduce: + 1. Have Ubuntu installed + 2. Ensure that there no obsolete packages in the system with `aptitude search '?obsolete'` + 2. Launch deborphan or GtkOrphan + + Expected results: + * deborphan or GtkOrphan do not show any orphaned packages + + Actual results: + * deborphan or GtkOrphan wrongly show orphaned packages + + + Examples: + 1. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - both program report that `libmpdec2`, `activity-log-manager-control-center`, `gstreamer1.0-alsa`, `libreoffice-presentation-minimizer`, `gnomine`, `libqpdf13` are orphan but this is not true: + + ``` + $ apt-cache policy $(deborphan) + libmpdec2: + Installed: 2.4.0-6 + Candidate: 2.4.0-6 + Version table: + *** 2.4.0-6 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + activity-log-manager-control-center: + Installed: 0.9.7-0ubuntu14.2 + Candidate: 0.9.7-0ubuntu14.2 + Version table: + *** 0.9.7-0ubuntu14.2 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 0.9.7-0ubuntu14 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + gstreamer1.0-alsa: + Installed: 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1 + Candidate: 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1 + Version table: + *** 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1.2.3-1 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + libreoffice-presentation-minimizer: + Installed: 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5 + Candidate: 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5 + Version table: + *** 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.5 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:4.2.3~rc3-0ubuntu2 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + gnomine: + Installed: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + libqpdf13: + Installed: 5.1.1-1 + Candidate: 5.1.1-1 + Version table: + *** 5.1.1-1 0 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + ``` + + 2. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - both programs report that `libllvm3.8`, `libegl1 + -mesa-drivers`, `libmircommon5`, `iproute`, `libavahi-compat-libdnssd1`, + `libqpdf17`, `libqmi-glib1`, `libproxy1-plugin-gsettings`, `libproxy1 + -plugin-networkmanager`, `ubuntu-core-launcher` but this is not true: + + ``` + $ apt-cache policy $(deborphan) + libllvm3.8: + Installed: 1:3.8-2ubuntu4 + Candidate: 1:3.8-2ubuntu4 + Version table: + *** 1:3.8-2ubuntu4 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:3.8-2ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + libegl1-mesa-drivers: + Installed: 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 + Candidate: 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 + Version table: + *** 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages + libmircommon5: + Installed: 0.21.0+16.04.20160330-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 0.21.0+16.04.20160330-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 0.21.0+16.04.20160330-0ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + iproute: + Installed: 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.4 + Candidate: 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.4 + Version table: + *** 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.4 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages + libavahi-compat-libdnssd1: + Installed: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 + Candidate: 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 + Version table: + *** 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + libqpdf17: + Installed: 6.0.0-2 + Candidate: 6.0.0-2 + Version table: + *** 6.0.0-2 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + libqmi-glib1: + Installed: 1.12.6-1 + Candidate: 1.12.6-1 + Version table: + *** 1.12.6-1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + libproxy1-plugin-gsettings: + Installed: 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 + Candidate: 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager: + Installed: 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 + Candidate: 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 0.4.11-5ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + ubuntu-core-launcher: + Installed: 2.37.4ubuntu0.1 + Candidate: 2.37.4ubuntu0.1 + Version table: + *** 2.37.4ubuntu0.1 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1.0.27 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages + + ``` + + + 3. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - both programs report that `libllvm6.0` is orphan, but this is not true: + + ``` + $ apt-cache policy libllvm6.0 + libllvm6.0: + Installed: 1:6.0-1ubuntu2 + Candidate: 1:6.0-1ubuntu2 + Version table: + *** 1:6.0-1ubuntu2 500 + 500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + ``` + + + Note: also seen on AskUbuntu ( https://askubuntu.com/q/1133811/66509 ) + + + Original description is below: + -------- + + $ apt install libsane-extras $ deborphan libsane-extras:amd64 $ a package explicitly installed by a user cannot be an orphan
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