Bug#916274: "apt install mypackage" should register mypackage as explicitly installed
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 01:47:52PM +0100, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 1.4.8
>
> I ran "apt install symlinks" on Stretch, even though it was
> already installed due to a package dependency. When this package
> dependency changed (the referring package was removed),
> symlinks was removed automagically. :-(
>
> This is not as expected. "apt install mypackage" should mark
> mypackage as explicitly installed, even if the package is
> already in.
That's what it already does; unless it is an upgrade, then it
does not change the state (or, it only changes the autostate if there
is no other state change it can do).
FWIW, I disagree with this completely. install should not ever
change the auto flag of already installed packages just because
I mentioned them, I always end up marking half my system (well, ok,
more like 10%) manually installed by accident because I have to specify
additional packages to hint in an install request.
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