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Bug#711785: removing Kmail causes apt to declare desktop environment ( KDE and X ) to be no longer required



Package: Kmail
Version: 1.13.7
KDE Version: 4.8.4

I used apt-get to remove Kmail from my system ( sudo apt-get remove kmail ). The system then told me that there are plenty of 'unused' packages, which I haven't seen before. this is the console transcript in german, I hope it makes sense to the reader, but it would cause even more confusion to translate it back to englisch imho.

bernd@debian:~$ sudo apt-get remove kmail
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut.      
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen.... Fertig
Die folgenden Pakete wurden automatisch installiert und werden nicht mehr benötigt:

  apper apper-data fonts-lyx fonts-opensymbol fonts-sil-gentium fonts-sil-gentium-basic hyphen-en-us kaccessible kde-icons-mono kdeaccessibility kdesudo kmag kmousetool libcmis-0.2-0 libcolamd2.7.1 libcommons-compress-java libdb-java libdb-je-java libdb5.1-java libdb5.1-java-jni libdebconf-kde0 libelf1 libexttextcat-data libexttextcat0 libfs6 libglib2.0-bin libgraphite2-2.0.0 libhsqldb-java libhyphen0 libicu4j-java liblucene2-java libmythes-1.2-0 libpackagekit-glib2-14 libpackagekit-qt2-2 libreoffice libreoffice-base libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-emailmerge libreoffice-filter-binfilter libreoffice-filter-mobiledev libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-kde libreoffice-math libreoffice-report-builder-bin libreoffice-style-galaxy libreoffice-style-oxygen libreoffice-writer libvisio-0.0-0 libwpd-0.9-9 libwpg-0.2-2 libwps-0.2-2 libxz-java lp-solve menu-xdg mythes-en-us network-manager-kde packagekit packagekit-backend-aptcc packagekit-tools python-packagekit python-uno task-desktop ttf-liberation ttf-sil-gentium-basic uno-libs3 ure x11-apps x11-session-utils x11-xfs-utils xfonts-mathml xinit xorg

Verwenden Sie »apt-get autoremove«, um sie zu entfernen.
Die folgenden Pakete werden ENTFERNT:
  kde-standard kmail task-kde-desktop
0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 3 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.
Nach dieser Operation werden 29,6 MB Plattenplatz freigegeben.
Möchten Sie fortfahren [J/n]? j
(Lese Datenbank ... 121437 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Entfernen von task-kde-desktop ...
Entfernen von kde-standard ...
Entfernen von kmail ...
Trigger für hicolor-icon-theme werden verarbeitet ...
Trigger für desktop-file-utils werden verarbeitet ...


Since I was pretty scared when I saw that xorg has been due to removal, I tried to install 'reportbug', this time via aptitude, which urged me to remove even more packages, note that the first list ended with 'xorg':

bernd@debian:~$ sudo aptitude install reportbug
Die folgenden Pakete werden ENTFERNT:             
 
  akregator{u} apper{u} apper-data{u} ark{u} cdparanoia{u} cdrdao{u} crda{u} dnsmasq-base{u} dragonplayer{u} dvd+rw-tools{u} fonts-opensymbol{u} fonts-sil-gentium{u} fonts-sil-gentium-basic{u} fonts-stix{u} freespacenotifier{u} genisoimage{u} growisofs{u} gwenview{u} htdig{u} hyphen-en-us{u} iw{u} juk{u} k3b{u} k3b-data{u} k3b-i18n{u} kaccessible{u} kamera{u} kate{u} kcalc{u} kde-baseapps{u} kde-icons-mono{u} kde-plasma-desktop{u} kde-style-oxygen{u} kde-wallpapers{u} kde-wallpapers-default{u} kde-window-manager{u} kde-workspace{u} kde-workspace-bin{u} kde-workspace-data{u} kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins{u} kdeaccessibility{u} kdepasswd{u} kdeplasma-addons{u} kdesudo{u} kdm{u} khelpcenter4{u} kinfocenter{u} klipper{u} kmag{u} kmenuedit{u} kmix{u} kmousetool{u} knotes{u} kopete{u} korganizer{u} kscreensaver{u} kscreensaver-xsavers{u} ksnapshot{u} ksysguard{u} kwalletmanager{u} kwrite{u} libarchive12{u} libcln6{u} libcmis-0.2-0{u} libcolamd2.7.1{u} libcommons-compress-java{u} libdb-java{u} libdb-je-java{u} libdb5.1-java{u} libdb5.1-java-jni{u} libdebconf-kde0{u} libelf1{u} libexttextcat-data{u} libexttextcat0{u} libflac++6{u} libfs6{u} libgadu3{u} libgle3{u} libglib2.0-bin{u} libgraphite2-2.0.0{u} libhsqldb-java{u} libhyphen0{u} libicu4j-java{u} libjim0debian2{u} libk3b6{u} libk3b6-extracodecs{u} libkateinterfaces4{u} libkdecorations4{u} libkexiv2-10{u} libkexiv2-data{u} libkipi-data{u} libkipi8{u} libknewstuff2-4{u} libkopete4{u} libkscreensaver5{u} libksignalplotter4{u} libkutils4{u} libkwineffects1abi3{u} libkwinglutils1{u} liblucene2-java{u} liblzo2-2{u} libmarblewidget13{u} libmeanwhile1{u} libmediastreamer1{u} libmozjs17d{u} libmsn0.3{u} libmythes-1.2-0{u} libnetfilter-conntrack3{u} libnettle4{u}  libnm-glib-vpn1{u} libnm-glib4{u} libnm-util2{u} libortp8{u} libotr2{u} libpackagekit-glib2-14{u} libpackagekit-qt2-2{u} libpkcs11-helper1{u} libplasmagenericshell4{u} libprocessui4a{u} libpython2.7{u} libqalculate5{u} libqalculate5-data{u} libqt4-help{u} libqt4-scripttools{u} libqt4-test{u} libqtassistantclient4{u} libqtlocation1{u} libqtruby4shared2{u} libreoffice{u} libreoffice-base{u} libreoffice-base-core{u} libreoffice-calc{u}  libreoffice-common{u} libreoffice-core{u} libreoffice-draw{u} libreoffice-emailmerge{u} libreoffice-filter-binfilter{u} libreoffice-filter-mobiledev{u} libreoffice-help-en-us{u} libreoffice-impress{u} libreoffice-java-common{u} libreoffice-kde{u} libreoffice-math{u} libreoffice-report-builder-bin{u} libreoffice-style-galaxy{u} libreoffice-style-oxygen{u} libreoffice-writer{u} libsmokekdecore4-3{u} libsmokekdeui4-3{u} libsmokekfile3{u} libsmokekhtml3{u}
  libsmokekio3{u} libsmokeknewstuff2-3{u} libsmokeknewstuff3-3{u} libsmokekparts3{u} libsmokektexteditor3{u} libsmokekutils3{u} libsmokenepomuk3{u} libsmokeplasma3{u} libsmokeqtdbus4-3{u} libsmokeqtopengl4-3{u} libsmokeqtsql4-3{u} libsmokeqtsvg4-3{u} libsmokeqtwebkit4-3{u} libsmokeqtxml4-3{u} libsmokesolid3{u} libsolidcontrolifaces4abi2{u} libsrtp0{u} libvisio-0.0-0{u} libwpd-0.9-9{u} libwpg-0.2-2{u} libwps-0.2-2{u} libxz-java{u} lockfile-progs{u} lp-solve{u} marble-data{u} marble-plugins{u} menu-xdg{u} mobile-broadband-provider-info{u} modemmanager{u} mythes-en-us{u} network-manager{u} network-manager-kde{u} network-manager-openvpn{u} network-manager-pptp{u} network-manager-vpnc{u} openvpn{u} oxygencursors{u} p7zip-full{u} packagekit{u} packagekit-backend-aptcc{u} packagekit-tools{u} plasma-containments-addons{u} plasma-dataengines-addons{u} plasma-desktop{u} plasma-desktopthemes-artwork{u} plasma-runners-addons{u}
  plasma-scriptengine-python{u} plasma-scriptengine-ruby{u} plasma-scriptengine-superkaramba{u} plasma-scriptengine-webkit{u} plasma-scriptengines{u} plasma-wallpapers-addons{u} plasma-widget-folderview{u} plasma-widget-lancelot{u} plasma-widget-networkmanagement{u} plasma-widgets-addons{u} polkit-kde-1{u} pptp-linux{u} python-kde4{u} python-packagekit{u} python-qt4{u} python-sip{u} python-uno{u} ruby-kde4{u} ruby-plasma{u} ruby-qt4{u} ruby-qt4-webkit{u} sweeper{u} systemsettings{u} task-desktop{u} ttf-liberation{u} ttf-sil-gentium-basic{u} uno-libs3{u} ure{u} usb-modeswitch{u} usb-modeswitch-data{u} vcdimager{u} vpnc{u} wireless-regdb{u} wodim{u} x11-apps{u} x11-session-utils{u} x11-xfs-utils{u} xfonts-mathml{u} xinit{u} xorg{u} xscreensaver-data-extra{u} xscreensaver-gl-extra{u} xscreensaver-screensaver-bsod{u} xulrunner-17.0{u}

0 Pakete aktualisiert, 0 zusätzlich installiert, 241 werden entfernt und 0 nicht aktualisiert.

As a solution, I manually installed some of the packages that where to be removed, now it seems to me like my system is ok again, aptitude doesn't show any packages to be removed, however I did not reboot yet. These are the packages that I reinstalled manually ( via apt-get install ):

akregator apper apper-data ark cdparanoia cdrdao crda dnsmasq-base dragonplayer dvd+rw-tools fonts-opensymbol fonts-sil-gentium fonts-sil-gentium-basic freespacenotifier genisoimage growisofs gwenview htdig hyphen-en-us iw juk k3b k3b-data k3b-i18n kaccessible kamera kate kcalc kde-baseapps kde-icons-mono kde-plasma-desktop kde-style-oxygen kde-wallpapers kde-wallpapers-default kde-window-manager kde-workspace kde-workspace-bin kde-workspace-data kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins kdeaccessibility kdepasswd kdeplasma-addons kdesudo kdm khelpcenter4 kinfocenter klipper kmag kmenuedit kmix kmousetool knotes kopete


I am using Linux debian 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.41-2+deb7u2 x86_64 GNU/Linux and libc version: 2.13-38

best regards, Bernd

















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