synaptic conflicts resolution not remembered when removing packages

[Philip Ashmore]

Binary package hint: synaptic

lsb_release -d => Ubuntu 8.04.1
KDE 3.5.9

This bug relates to

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/122064
[Wishlist] Removing software+dependencies in Synaptic is currently more difficult than installing them

but goes one step further.

When installing a package, conflicts may occur, requiring previously installed packages to be removed.
In my case I was trying out splashy (for uswsusp) and it conflicted with kubuntu-artwork-usplash and usplash, requiring their removal.

When I (eventually) found out it didn't offer a solution to me not being able to hibernate I removed it.

It would certainly help users if [synaptic / underlying packaging system] had remembered the conflicting packages and offered to re-install them.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!