[Aptitude-devel] Bug#702561: aptitude: resolver hints (Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Hints=reject openssh-server :UNINST) being ignored

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Axel Beckert wrote:
> I tried to make the following command (which is a stripped-down version
> of a command that aptitude-robot would execute) not removing
> openssh-server under any circumstances:
> 
> # aptitude full-upgrade '~U' openssh-client+ openssh-server:
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   libbsd0{u} libedit2{u} openssh-client{u}
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 2665 kB will be freed.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  openssh-server : Depends: openssh-client (= 1:6.0p1-3) but it is not
>  going to be installed.
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
> 
>      Remove the following packages:
> 1)     openssh-server
> 
> 
> 
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] ^C

JFTR: Using hold instead of keep ("=" instead of ":") results in the
wanted solution (but hinders a later manual upgrade by the admin).

# aptitude -P full-upgrade '~U' openssh-client+ openssh-server=
The following packages have been kept back:
  openssh-server{b} 
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libbsd0{u} libedit2{u} openssh-client{u} 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 1 not
upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 2665 kB will be freed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 openssh-server : Depends: openssh-client (= 1:6.0p1-3) but it is not
 going to be installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Keep the following packages at their current version:
1)     libbsd0 [0.4.2-1 (now, testing)]                   
2)     libedit2 [2.11-20080614-5 (now, testing)]          
3)     openssh-client [1:6.0p1-3 (now)]                   



Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] ^C

		Regards, Axel
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