Why is a package not autoremoved
Hi,
is there a way to find out why a package is not getting autoremoved,
similar to the aptitude why command?
For example:
[2/824]mh@entrada:~ $ sudo aptitude why linux-image-4.9.11-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
i jed-extra Suggests www-browser
p firefox-esr Provides www-browser
p firefox-esr Suggests mozplugger
p mozplugger Suggests mpg123
p mpg123 Recommends libasound2 (>= 1.0.16) | oss-
compat | oss4-base | libjack-
jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.5~dfsg-14) |
libjack-0.116 | libopenal1 (
>= 1.14) | libportaudio2 (>=
19+svn20101113)
p oss4-base Suggests oss4-modules
p oss4-dkms Provides oss4-modules
p oss4-dkms Depends dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
p dkms Recommends linux-image
i A linux-image-4.9.11-zgbpi-armmp-lpae Provides linux-image
[3/825]mh@entrada:~ $ sudo aptitude why linux-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
i kernel-image-zgbpi-armmp-lpae Depends linux-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae (=
4.10.1.20170226.0)
[4/826]mh@entrada:~ $ apt show linux-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
Package: linux-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
Source: linux-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
Version: 4.10.1.20170226.0
Maintainer: Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Installed-Size: 24,5 MB
Suggests: linux-firmware-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
Provides: linux-image, linux-image-2.6, linux-modules-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Download-Size: 6.943 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: no
APT-Sources: http://zg20150.debian.zugschlus.de/zg20150/ jessie-zg-unstable/main armhf Packages
Description: Linux kernel, version 4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae
This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other
files, version: 4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae.
[5/827]mh@entrada:~ $
I cannot see any reason why linux-image-4.9.11-zgbpi-armmp-lpae should
not get autoremoved. I mean, it provides linux-image which dkms wants
to see, but linux-image is also provided by
linux-image-4.10.1-zgbpi-armmp-lpae, so
linux-image-4.9.11-zgbpi-armmp-lpae can safely go. Why does apt not
autoremove that one?
oh, btw, this sysem is running jessie, but I'm seeing a simliar
phenomenon on sid and on amd64. Any hints?
Greetings
Marc
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