Public bug reported: Binary package hint: aptitude
Aptitude version 0.4.9 in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is installing always the recommended packages even when it is told not to do so. It is also not uninstalling them when it is told to do so. Suggested packages are not affected. There is already a similar bug filed in Debian (bug nro.458189), which is even already patched in aptitude version 0.4.11. Here the reference for more details: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=458189 This bug is hindering setting up a leaner version of Ubuntu by the method of uninstalling all only recommended (= not necessarily wanted) packages. It also installs significantly more packages than necessary leading to unnecessarily bigger Ubuntu installations wasting space on small systems and causing additionnally more load to the download servers. Considering the criticism that 'the other operating system' has got for being too fat, this bug is worth patching in an LTS verison. Thanks for good work over the years! ** Affects: aptitude Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: aptitude (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: aptitude (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #458189 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=458189 ** Also affects: aptitude via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=458189 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Description changed: Binary package hint: aptitude Aptitude version 0.4.9 in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is installing always the recommended packages even when it is told not to do so. It is also not uninstalling them when it is told to do so. Suggested packages are not affected. - There is already a similar bug filed in Debian (bug #458189), which is even already patched in aptitude version 0.4.11. Here the reference for more details: + There is already a similar bug filed in Debian (bug nro.458189), which is even already patched in aptitude version 0.4.11. Here the reference for more details: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=458189 This bug is hindering setting up a leaner version of Ubuntu by the method of uninstalling all only recommended (= not necessarily wanted) packages. It also installs significantly more packages than necessary leading to unnecessarily bigger Ubuntu installations wasting space on small systems and causing additionnally more load to the download servers. Considering the criticism that 'the other operating system' has got for being too fat, this bug is worth patching in an LTS verison. Thanks for good work over the years! ** Also affects: aptitude (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=458189 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: aptitude Importance: Unknown => Undecided Bugwatch: Debian Bug tracker #458189 => None Status: Unknown => New ** Changed in: aptitude (Debian) Importance: Unknown => Undecided Bugwatch: Debian Bug tracker #458189 => None Status: Unknown => New -- Recommended packages always installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225715 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
