Bug#549089: apt: Please add support for temporary packages

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Gabriele Tozzi <gabriele.tozzi@gmail.com> writes:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.7.24
> Severity: wishlist
>
> It would be nice to having a function to mark a package (and all it's
> automatically installed dependencies) as "temporary" when installing
> it. So one can safely test a software and then remove it without leaving
> a lot of unnecessary junk in the system.
>
> If someday one has to get some free space, he can look to temporary installed
> packaged and then decide to individually confirm or remove them.
>
> Just my 2c

Please add an option for a time limit with this, e.g.

apt-get install --temporary=1w new-software

After one week the package could then be listed on the "can be
removed" list or apt/aptitutde could ask what to do next with it.

MfG
        Goswin