'aptitude purge ~c' breaks 14.04.2 LTS upgrade
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
xorg (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xorg-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
During 14.04.1 LTS --> 14.04.2 LTS upgrading I found a strange bug.
How to reproduce:
1) sudo apt-get install linux-generic-
2) sudo aptitude purge linux-headers-
3) sudo aptitude purge ~c
4) reboot
What happens:
system unable to boot graphics session and boots to VM instead.
Founded workaround:
sudo aptitude reinstall xserver-
So, It seems aptitude purge ~c for some reason breaks xserver package that should be reinstalled then to make system fully botable. Also I found it is reproduced on many computers.
no longer affects: | ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
It's not aptitude's fault if purging _any_ package breaks the system. Reassigning to xserver- xorg-lts- utopic as closest package which may have been the cause.
P.S.: Purging all removed but not purged packages should always be used with care.