Bug#32972: marked as done (Apt gives scaring warning while removing required but obsolete packages)
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:17:54 +0100
From: Alexander Shumakovitch <shurik@math.unibas.ch>
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Subject: Apt gives scaring warning while removing required but obsolete packages
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During my upgrade from hamm to slink using dselect-apt combination, I've got
the following message:
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
slang0.99.38
Although I was completely sure that slang0.99.38 is not in the distribution
anymore, that warning forced me to press Ctrl-C, go to Select and to
double-check that it's indeed obsolete. I believe some people could even
abandon the installation after this. I guess, apt shouldn't warn about any
packages being removed if they are "obsolete" (that said not in the
distribution).
Thanks!
--- Shurik.
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