Bug#127657: apt-get remove doesn't do what's expected when package name has to be matched

[Doug Balmer <doug@digitalbrain.com>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4

It looks like 'apt-get remove' assumes you want to install the package when it has to regex match the package name.

fie:/etc# apt-get remove elm+
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Note, selecting elm-me+ instead of elm
Sorry, elm-me+ is already the newest version.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 45  not upgraded.
fie:/etc# apt-get remove elm-me+
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  elm-me+ 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 45  not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 2730kB will be freed.
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