[Bug 1099093] [NEW] Distribution upgrade arbitrarily uninstalls packages without any need

[matteo sisti sette]

Public bug reported:

I had installed Avant Window Navigator on 12.04 to overcome the
demential mixing of icons in Unity's launcher where launcher icons to
open new applications are stupidly mixed with icons of existing open or
minimized windows (because Apple does it doesn't mean it's a good idea).

I have upgraded to 12.10 and Avant Window Navigator has been
uninstalled. I see no reason for uninstalling a software that the user
has installed. Especially when nothing has been done to make it
unnecessary (the way icons are organized in Unity's launcher hasn't been
improved the slightest bit).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.174.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Aptdaemon:
 
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 13 12:47:26 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (935 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-01-13 (0 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity

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Title:
  Distribution upgrade arbitrarily uninstalls packages without any need

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had installed Avant Window Navigator on 12.04 to overcome the
  demential mixing of icons in Unity's launcher where launcher icons to
  open new applications are stupidly mixed with icons of existing open
  or minimized windows (because Apple does it doesn't mean it's a good
  idea).

  I have upgraded to 12.10 and Avant Window Navigator has been
  uninstalled. I see no reason for uninstalling a software that the user
  has installed. Especially when nothing has been done to make it
  unnecessary (the way icons are organized in Unity's launcher hasn't
  been improved the slightest bit).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.174.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Aptdaemon:
   
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Jan 13 12:47:26 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (935 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-01-13 (0 days ago)

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