Bug#980728: apt-utils: apt-get reports that some installed packages are no longer required
On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:44:13PM -0600, Andy Alt wrote:
> Package: apt-utils
> Version: 1.8.2.2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> When I use 'sudo apt-get remove <some_package>, I often see the message "The
> following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:"
>
> But it's showing packages that are required for <some_package>, which hasn't been
> removed yet. apt-get should only show the list of "no longer required" packages
> *after* the operation to remove <some_package> is completed.
It's also showing packages that were no longer required before the
operation. Splitting that up into two lists or extending the sentence to
convey more details is not feasible, so I'm closing this bug.
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