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'apt-get install somepackage' tells me I have packages to autoremove.

Bug #69148 reported by Frode M. Døving
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apt (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Michael Vogt
Ubuntu ubuntu-7.04

Bug Description

I don't want this information when installing packages.
If I want to autoremove packages, I use 'apt-get autoremove'.

It's not like 'apt-get remove somepackage' tells me I have 233456 packages that can be upgraded, and I should run 'apt-get upgrade' to install them.

Attaching a debdiff that itroduces the APT::Get::HideAutoRemove key.
If set to 'true' it will hide the autoremove messages when doing other things.
'apt-get autoremove' still behaves normally.

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Frode M. Døving (frode) wrote :

debdiff attached.

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Frode M. Døving (frode) wrote :

diff.
cleaner than the debdiff.

Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt:
assignee: nobody → mvo
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Francois-Denis Gonthier (fdgonthier) wrote :

Thanks you. This patch cured that annoyance.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

This should be fixed with the latest version of apt in feisty, please reopen if you still see this problem.

Cheers,
 Michael

Changed in apt:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

Just uploaded Apport Report about system specs, in short, bug still remains in Karmic via CLI.
Not sure which key you meant here,

> Attaching a debdiff that itroduces the APT::Get::HideAutoRemove key.

manpage of apt-get doesn't mention it.

Did a test cmd via CLI:
sudo apt-get -s purge gnome-utils
Output:
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig ## read package list
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut ## create dependency tree
Lese Status-Informationen ein... Fertig ## read status information
## However, below are the essential (irritating) lines.
## Following packages were installed automatically and no longer needed. Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
## I know for what reason I want to keep them and certainly don't want to remove them.
## But it may confuse a user to issue the cmd 'autoremove'.
Die folgenden Pakete wurden automatisch installiert und werden nicht länger benötigt:
  libglademm-2.4-1c2a pavucontrol linux-headers-2.6.31-14 linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic
Verwenden Sie »apt-get autoremove«, um sie zu entfernen.
Die folgenden Pakete werden ENTFERNT:
  gnome-utils* ubuntu-desktop*
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 2 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.
Purg ubuntu-desktop [1.175]
Purg gnome-utils [2.28.1-0ubuntu1]

Thanks for your attention.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → New
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Frode M. Døving (frode) wrote :

This configuration key is listed in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz , with all the other configuration keys.
If you want to use it, read the manpage for apt.conf and the mentioned configure-index.gz.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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