Bug#906677: apt remove php7.0-fpm wants to install apache2 but doesn't tell why
2018-08-19 21:57 GMT+02:00 David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de>:
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 09:19:57PM +0200, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
>> So after X attempts the culprit is found: adminer
>> Wouldn't been so much easier if apt told me right away.
>
> Just for the record: -o pkgProblemResolver::FixByInstall=0
> can help in these situations.
That's a lot faster, thanks!
> The "problem" here is that apt can avoid
> removing a bunch of packages if only it installs a few new ones and as
> new things tend to be less dangerous for not breaking usecases then
> removing things it does so.
I understand.
In this case the dependencies of adminer might not be right too:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=906692
Thing is, I think installing (for example) / choosing a webserver
should be an explicit action by the user and certainly not a
consequence of trying to remove something.
I understand this is a hard problem though.
--
Olaf
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