Bug#518087: Removing libesd-alsa0 removes entire GNOME

[Kushal Koolwal]

Package: libesd-alsa0
Version: 0.2.36-3
Severity: normal

Installed libesd-alsa0 package so that I can use XMMS2 along with GNOME sounds.

Now when I try to remove libesd-alsa0 package, apt-get tries to uninstall the 
entire GNOME. Please see the output below:

debian:/home/user# apt-get purge libesd-alsa0
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libenchant1c2a libmalaga7 iso-codes python-gtksourceview2
  libsensors-applet-plugin0 gedit-common libgnomeprint2.2-data
  libgtksourceview2.0-common libgtksourceview2.0-0 libxtst6 libvoikko1
  libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libaspell15
  libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomecups1.0-1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  alacarte* eog* esound* gedit* gnome-about* gnome-applets*
  gnome-control-center* gnome-core* gnome-media* gnome-mount* gnome-panel*
  gnome-session* gnome-settings-daemon* gnome-terminal* gnome-utils*
  gnome-volume-manager* libbonoboui2-0* libebook1.2-9* libecal1.2-7*
  libedataserverui1.2-8* libeel2-2.20* libesd-alsa0* libgnome-desktop-2*
  libgnome-media0* libgnome-window-settings1* libgnome2-0* libgnomeui-0*
  libpanel-applet2-0* libslab0* nautilus* python-gnome2* sensors-applet* vino*
  yelp*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 34 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 49.1MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.28-versalogic-intelm (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 depends on:
ii  esound-common                 0.2.36-3   Enlightened Sound Daemon - Common 
ii  libasound2                    1.0.16-2   ALSA library
ii  libaudiofile0                 0.2.6-7    Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libc6                         2.7-18     GNU C Library: Shared libraries

Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 recommends:
pn  esound-clients                <none>     (no description available)

Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 suggests:
ii  esound                        0.2.36-3   Enlightened Sound Daemon - Support

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