[Bug 1302923] Re: dist-upgrade attempts to remove webupd8's oracle-java7-installer

[David]

Same problem, these packages are affected:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  apt apturl apturl-kde libmuonprivate2 muon-discover muon-notifier muon-updater nautilus-share python3-software-properties software-center
  software-properties-common software-properties-gtk software-properties-kde ubuntu-extras-keyring ubuntu-minimal unattended-upgrades
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  oracle-java6-installer

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Title:
  dist-upgrade attempts to remove webupd8's oracle-java7-installer

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:        14.04

  apt:
    Installed: 0.9.15.4ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.9.15.4ubuntu4
    Version table:
       0.9.15.4ubuntu4 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
   *** 0.9.15.4ubuntu3 0
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  terminal output:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    oracle-java7-installer
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio phonon-backend-gstreamer phonon-backend-gstreamer-common
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    apparmor apport apport-kde apt apt-transport-https apt-utils cpp g++ gcc kubuntu-desktop language-pack-en libapparmor-perl libapparmor1
    libapt-inst1.5 libapt-pkg4.12 liblightdm-gobject-1-0 liblightdm-qt-3-0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse0 libpulsedsp lightdm
    phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0 phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0-common pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils python3-apport
    python3-problem-report python3-software-properties software-properties-common software-properties-kde unattended-upgrades
  32 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 4,034 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 188 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]



  
  Expected behavior:  dist-upgrade would not attempt to remove a package that installs Oracle Java 7

  Observed behavior:  dist-upgrade warns it will be removed.

  Please advise if further information is needed.

  Reassign affected package if appropriate.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: apt 0.9.15.4ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-22.44-generic 3.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Apr  4 19:02:40 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-28 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131224)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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