[Aptitude-devel] Bug#766702: installing and then purging isc-dhcp-client leaves 5 packages of residue

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

Package: aptitude
Version: 0.6.11-1
Severity: minor

Here we see a quick install and then purge leaves five extra packages
behind still on the system.

# aptitude install isc-dhcp-client
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  isc-dhcp-client  isc-dhcp-common{a} (D: isc-dhcp-client) (for isc-dhcp-client)
  libdns-export100{a} (D: isc-dhcp-client, D: isc-dhcp-common, D: libirs-export91) (for isc-dhcp-client)
  libirs-export91{a} (D: isc-dhcp-client, D: isc-dhcp-common) (for isc-dhcp-client)
  libisc-export95{a} (D: isc-dhcp-client, D: isc-dhcp-common, D: libdns-export100, D: libirs-export91, D: libisccfg-export90) (for isc-dhcp-client)
  libisccfg-export90{a} (D: libirs-export91) (for isc-dhcp-client)
0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,199 kB of archives. After unpacking 3,188 kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Selecting previously unselected package libisc-export95.
(Reading database ... 145145 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libisc-export95_1%3a9.9.5.dfsg-4.3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libisc-export95 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libdns-export100.
Preparing to unpack .../libdns-export100_1%3a9.9.5.dfsg-4.3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libdns-export100 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libisccfg-export90.
Preparing to unpack .../libisccfg-export90_1%3a9.9.5.dfsg-4.3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libisccfg-export90 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libirs-export91.
Preparing to unpack .../libirs-export91_1%3a9.9.5.dfsg-4.3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libirs-export91 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package isc-dhcp-common.
Preparing to unpack .../isc-dhcp-common_4.3.1-5_i386.deb ...
Unpacking isc-dhcp-common (4.3.1-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package isc-dhcp-client.
Preparing to unpack .../isc-dhcp-client_4.3.1-5_i386.deb ...
Unpacking isc-dhcp-client (4.3.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-2) ...
Setting up libisc-export95 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Setting up libdns-export100 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Setting up libisccfg-export90 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Setting up libirs-export91 (1:9.9.5.dfsg-4.3) ...
Setting up isc-dhcp-common (4.3.1-5) ...
Setting up isc-dhcp-client (4.3.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-12) ...
# aptitude purge isc-dhcp-client
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  isc-dhcp-client{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 655 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
(Reading database ... 145187 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing isc-dhcp-client (4.3.1-5) ...
Purging configuration files for isc-dhcp-client (4.3.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-2) ...

OK finally

# aptitude install

got rid of the rest.

My settings:
APT::Default-Release "experimental";
APT::Cache::AllVersions false;
APT::Clean-Installed false;
APT::Get::Purge true;
APT::Install-Recommends false;
Aptitude::CmdLine::Always-Prompt true;
Aptitude::Purge-Unused true;
Aptitude::CmdLine::Show-Why true
Aptitude::CmdLine::Show-Deps true