Bug#61491: apt: Apt-get doesn't distinguish between `.' and `-'

[Lars Weber <lweber@myokay.net>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.18
Severity: normal

I don't know if there is a real problem in the following behavior of
apt-get, or whether it is known to do this.

> root[~]: apt-get --purge remove kernel-image.2.2.14
                                              ^
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   kernel-image-2.2.14*
                ^
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 903kB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Regards,
Lars

-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.2
Kernel Version: Linux deep-thought 2.2.14 #1 Tue Mar 14 21:35:51 CET 2000 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6               2.1.3-7             GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data
ii  libstdc++2.10       2.95.2-7            The GNU stdc++ library