[Bug 1956275] Re: apt autoremove uninstalls nvidia graphics card drivers

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[Expired for apt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  apt autoremove uninstalls nvidia graphics card drivers

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Hardware information:
  Razer Blade 15 mid 2019, RTX2060
  OS Kubuntu 21.10

  command ran: apt autoremove

  What I expected to happen: Unnecessary packages are removed by autoremove
  What happened: GPU drivers are removed, preventing graphical interfaces from being used


  apt logs:
  Start-Date: 2022-01-03  18:34:51
  Commandline: apt autoremove
  Requested-By: matt (1000)
  Remove: libnvidia-common-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libxnvctrl0:amd64 (470.57.01-0ubuntu3), libnvidia-fbc1-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-fbc1-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-gl-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-gl-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-extra-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), nvidia-compute-utils-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-encode-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-encode-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), nvidia-utils-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-ifr1-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-ifr1-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libsdl-ttf2.0-0:amd64 (2.0.11-6), libnvidia-decode-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-decode-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), screen-resolution-extra:amd64 (0.18.1), nvidia-settings:amd64 (470.57.01-0ubuntu3), lynx-common:amd64 (2.9.0dev.6-3), libnvidia-cfg1-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), nvidia-kernel-source-470:amd64 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1), libnvidia-compute-470:i386 (470.86-0ubuntu0.21.10.1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: apt 2.3.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-22.22-generic 5.13.19
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Mon Jan  3 21:11:15 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-26 (9 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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