I find no way in aptitude to
# aptitude install telnet-ssl
Reading package lists... Done <- Get rid of these messages, and
The following NEW packages will be installed:
telnet-ssl
The following packages will be REMOVED:
telnet{a} <- also purge instead of removing. I.e., nothing like
APT::Get::Purge. The undocumented --purge doesn't work like apt-get's.
One must follow with a
# aptitude purge ~c
to clean up the mess.