apt-get autoremove crashes my system

Bug #1481779 reported by jean-christophe manciot
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 15.04 Server Gnome - 3.19.0-25-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:17:31 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
apt 1.0.9.7

If I try to clean my system with "sudo apt-get autoremove":
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  acpi-support app-install-data-partner apturl apturl-common argyll argyll-ref baobab bluez-alsa bluez-cups brltty cheese dc deja-dup
  deja-dup-backend-cloudfiles deja-dup-backend-gvfs deja-dup-backend-s3 duplicity folks-common fonts-cantarell fonts-guru fonts-guru-extra
  fonts-kacst fonts-kacst-one fonts-khmeros-core fonts-lao fonts-lklug-sinhala fonts-lohit-guru fonts-sil-abyssinica fonts-sil-padauk
  fonts-thai-tlwg fonts-tibetan-machine fonts-tlwg-garuda fonts-tlwg-kinnari fonts-tlwg-laksaman fonts-tlwg-loma fonts-tlwg-mono fonts-tlwg-norasi
  fonts-tlwg-purisa fonts-tlwg-sawasdee fonts-tlwg-typewriter fonts-tlwg-typist fonts-tlwg-typo fonts-tlwg-umpush fonts-tlwg-waree gdm geoclue-2.0
  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-champlain-0.12 gir1.2-gck-1 gir1.2-gcr-3 gir1.2-gdata-0.0 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0
  gir1.2-goa-1.0 gir1.2-gtkchamplain-0.12 gir1.2-gweather-3.0 gir1.2-mutter-3.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gir1.2-rest-0.7 gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12
  gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 gir1.2-tracker-1.0 gir1.2-udisks-2.0 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gir1.2-zpj-0.0 gjs gnome-backgrounds
  gnome-calculator gnome-color-manager gnome-contacts gnome-dictionary gnome-disk-utility gnome-documents gnome-font-viewer gnome-maps
  gnome-online-accounts gnome-online-miners gnome-orca gnome-screenshot gnome-session-canberra gnome-shell gnome-shell-common gnome-shell-extensions
  gnome-system-log gnome-tweak-tool gnome-video-effects gnome-weather gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer1.0-nice gucharmap gvfs-fuse
  hamster-applet hamster-indicator ibus-pinyin ibus-table inputattach intel-gpu-tools itstool kerneloops-daemon libavahi-gobject0 libavahi-ui-gtk3-0
  libbrlapi0.6 libcaribou-gtk-module libcaribou-gtk3-module libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0 libdiscid0 libdotconf0 libfarstream-0.1-0
  libfarstream-0.2-2 libfolks-eds25 libfolks-telepathy25 libfolks25 libgdict-1.0-6 libgdict-common libgdm1 libgexiv2-2 libgfbgraph-0.2-0
  libgpod-common libgpod4 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 liblouis-data liblouis2 libmeanwhile1 libminiupnpc10
  libmission-control-plugins0 libnatpmp1 libnice10 libnotify-bin libnss-myhostname libopencc1 libproxy1-plugin-gsettings
  libproxy1-plugin-networkmanager libpurple-bin libpurple0 libpyzy-1.0-0 libraw10 librhythmbox-core8 librsync1 librygel-core-2.4-2
  librygel-renderer-2.4-2 librygel-renderer-gst-2.4-2 librygel-server-2.4-2 libsofia-sip-ua-glib3 libsofia-sip-ua0 libspeechd2
  libtelepathy-farstream3 libtelepathy-logger3 libtracker-control-1.0-0 libtracker-miner-1.0-0 libunity-control-center1 libxp6 libzapojit-0.0-0
  libzephyr4 mscompress nautilus-share oneconf oneconf-common pcmciautils policykit-desktop-privileges printer-driver-brlaser printer-driver-c2esp
  printer-driver-foo2zjs printer-driver-foo2zjs-common printer-driver-min12xxw printer-driver-pnm2ppa printer-driver-ptouch printer-driver-pxljr
  printer-driver-sag-gdi printer-driver-splix pulseaudio-module-bluetooth python-appindicator python-boto python-cloudfiles python-cups
  python-debtagshw python-lockfile python-notify python-oneconf python-piston-mini-client python-wnck python3-brlapi python3-louis python3-mako
  python3-oauthlib python3-oneconf python3-piston-mini-client python3-pyatspi python3-speechd realmd rfkill rhythmbox rhythmbox-data
  rhythmbox-mozilla rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist rhythmbox-plugins rygel rygel-playbin
  rygel-preferences seahorse shotwell shotwell-common signon-keyring-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 simple-scan software-center
  software-center-aptdaemon-plugins sound-juicer speech-dispatcher speech-dispatcher-audio-plugins syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-legacy
  telepathy-gabble telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-logger telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-rakia telepathy-salut toshset tracker
  tracker-extract tracker-gui tracker-miner-fs tracker-utils transmission-common transmission-gtk ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola ttf-indic-fonts-core
  ubuntu-gnome-default-settings unity-asset-pool usb-creator-common usb-creator-gtk vino whoopsie x11-apps x11-session-utils xbrlapi
  xdg-user-dirs-gtk xdiagnose xinit xorg yelp-tools zsync
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 252 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
After this operation, 338 MB disk space will be freed.

If answer Yes to that, and reboot, I land on the non-graphical login.
After restoring the system just before the "apt-get autoremove", I am able to show the differences in the syslog:

Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 0.197782] ACPI Error: No handler for Region [EC__] (ffff88043f0bac18) [EmbeddedControl] (20141107/evregion-163)
Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 0.197786] ACPI Error: Region EmbeddedControl (ID=3) has no handler (20141107/exfldio-299)
Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 0.197789] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__._REG] (Node ffff88043f0bb2f8), AE_NOT_EXIST (20141107/psparse-536)
Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 7.366504] ACPI Error: [\_SB_.PCI0.GFX0.DD02._BCL] Namespace lookup failure, AE_NOT_FOUND (20141107/psargs-359)
Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 7.366508] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PEG0.PEGP.DD02._BCL] (Node ffff88043f0ed960), AE_NOT_FOUND (20141107/psparse-536)
Aug 5 13:32:40 msi-ge60 kernel: [ 25.475233] EXT4-fs (sda7): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
Aug 5 13:32:41 msi-ge60 gpu-manager[982]: update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for x86_64-linux-gnu_gfxcore_conf
Aug 5 13:32:43 msi-ge60 colord[1108]: (colord:1108): Cd-WARNING **: failed to get session [pid 951]: Unknown error -2
Aug 5 13:32:57 msi-ge60 wicd[997]: Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: wlan0 error: No such file or directory
Aug 5 13:32:57 msi-ge60 wicd[997]: Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: p3p1 error: No such file or directory
Aug 5 13:32:58 msi-ge60 wicd[997]: Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname: wlan0 error: No such file or directory
Aug 5 13:32:58 msi-ge60 wicd[997]: Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :

It seems that maybe acpi-support should not be removed for example.

Jahoner D (jahoner)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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