Hardy Alpha 1: Package python-pyatspi (not) autoremovable

[useResa]

Although the package python-pyatspi is marked as auto removable this seems not to be the case.
Whenever I remove the package the update manager indicates there is an update available.
The update results in the re-installation of the package which immediately is marked as auto removable again.

[useResa (rdrijsen)]

Please find attached a screenshot of the package being marked as auto removable

[useResa (rdrijsen)]

Please find below the result of a "sudo aptitude upgrade" immediately followed by a "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade".
The first command results in a removal while the second command results in a re-install immediately again.

rdrijsen@hardy-vm:~$ sudo aptitude upgrade
W: The "upgrade" command is deprecated; use "safe-upgrade" instead.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED:
  python-pyatspi
The following packages have been automatically kept back:
  gnome-orca
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 180kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 95382 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python-pyatspi ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
rdrijsen@hardy-vm:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python-pyatspi
The following packages have been kept back:
  gnome-orca
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/41.6kB of archives.
After unpacking 180kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Selecting previously deselected package python-pyatspi.
(Reading database ... 95367 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-pyatspi (from .../python-pyatspi_1.21.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up python-pyatspi (1.21.3-0ubuntu1) ...

[Edward Clark (eeclark)]

Same thing here.

[Neil Munro (neilmunro-deactivatedaccount)]

This bug is quite old now, can it still be reproduced, is it still a problem?

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

If this is still a problem, could you please attach the file /var/lib/apt/extended_states and /var/lib/dpkg/status ?

[useResa (rdrijsen)]

I no longer have this issue. Sorry for not coming back on this.
As far as I am concerned this bug can be closed

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

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