<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Maybe it's related to the amount of packages scheduled for removal? Some more experiments:<br></div><div><br></div><div># aptitude purge --schedule-only '~i ~pextra'<br></div><div>(works)<br></div><div><br></div><div># aptitude purge --schedule-only '~i ~poptional'<br></div><div>[ ERR] Writing extended state information<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="sig33580657"><div class="signature">--<br></div><div class="signature">GPG Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F<br></div><div class="signature"><br></div><div class="signature"> »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«<br></div><div class="signature"><br></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>