[Bug 1333745] Re: updating php5 metapackage brings in unnecessarily libapache2-mod-php5

[Stoyan Stoyanov]

Thank you for taking the time to reply, Robie.

I think that "apt-get install $package" is the correct way of upgrading
individual packages. From the "install" section of the apt-get man page:

"This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or more
already-installed packages without upgrading every package you have on
your system."

Anyway, the method you choose to update the package is irrelevant. The
problem first manifested itself with unattended-upgrades, but did not
want to add this to my report in order not to add more variables.

You should not need to explicitly specify the dependency (php5-cgi) if
the package is already installed and, in this case, also due to be
upgraded.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => New

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Title:
  updating php5 metapackage brings in unnecessarily libapache2-mod-php5

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  
  I have a system with the following packages installed:

  ii  php5                                5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4           all          server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)
  ii  php5-cgi                            5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4           amd64        server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (CGI binary)
  ii  php5-common                         5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4           amd64        Common files for packages built from the php5 source
  ii  php5-gd                             5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4           amd64        GD module for php5
  ii  php5-json                           1.3.2-2build1                 amd64        JSON module for php5
  ii  php5-mysql                          5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4           amd64        MySQL module for php5

  If I attempt to update these, libapache2-mod-php5 gets pulled in as a
  dependency although the installed php5-cgi should be sufficient to
  satisfy the dependency requirements of php5:

  The following NEW packages will be installed:
     libapache2-mod-php5 (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-cli (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-readline (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
  The following packages will be upgraded:
     php5 (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4 => 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-cgi (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4 => 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-common (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4 => 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-gd (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4 => 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)
     php5-mysql (5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4 => 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1)

  If I update the php5-* packages first and then attempt to update php5
  everything works as expected.

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