[Bug 305504] Re: aptitude does not automatically remove unused packages

[Rüdiger Kupper]

Thanks, Phlip! That clears things up. But why is this information so
hard to find? Shouldn't the manpage of aptitude or apt-get mention that
meta-packages are handled differently? You wouldn't expect this.

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Title:
  aptitude does not automatically remove unused packages

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “aptitude” package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  In Ubuntu 8.10, if I use aptitude to install "epiphany-webkit", then
  use aptitude to remove "epiphany-webkit", its dependency packages,
  like epiphany-browser-data and libwebkit, are not automatically
  removed.

  Steps to reproduce
  1. sudo aptitude
  2. select epiphany-webkit
  3. install
  4. sudo aptitude
  5. deselect epiphany-webkit
  6. deselect epiphany-browser
  7. error: dependency packages are not automatically removed

  Automatic dependency handling is the sole reason anyone would use
  aptitude in Ubuntu.

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