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I was looking for some package (nautilus-terminal), and accidentally did this:

$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
 apturl apturl-common libgail-3-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-57 linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic 
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 
The following packages will be REMOVED: 
 gnome-session-flashback nautilus nautilus-sendto nautilus-share ubuntu-desktop 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 69 not upgraded. 
After this operation, 2 031 kB disk space will be freed. 
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^[[^C 

That's quite dangerous because remove is much harder to mistype than a simple dash from a failed autocompletion.

Is that an equivalent of apt-get remove? I couldn't find any documentation for that. Edit: except for overlooking the man page...

command-line apt uninstall

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  Why is that any more dangerous than apt-get remove? Apt-get even tells you what it'll do, and asks for confirmation.
  
  – marcelm
  Feb 6 '17 at 12:36
  

  
  
  
  


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  @marcelm because remove is much harder to mistype than a simple dash from a failed autocompletion.
  
  – stebu92
  Feb 6 '17 at 16:09
  

  
  
  
  


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  @stebu92 Perfect wording, I'm adding that if you don't mind.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 6 '17 at 18:55
  

  
  
  
  


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  I think at least the Y/n should be changed to y/N when - is used.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 7 '17 at 14:01
  

  
  
  
  


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  Maybe I'm misinterpreting but this seems like more of a gripe/complaint than a question. What question is it that you are hoping to get an answer to as a result of posting this?
  
  – thomasrutter
  5 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3

I was looking for some package (nautilus-terminal), and accidentally did this:

$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
 apturl apturl-common libgail-3-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-57 linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic 
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 
The following packages will be REMOVED: 
 gnome-session-flashback nautilus nautilus-sendto nautilus-share ubuntu-desktop 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 69 not upgraded. 
After this operation, 2 031 kB disk space will be freed. 
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^[[^C 

That's quite dangerous because remove is much harder to mistype than a simple dash from a failed autocompletion.

Is that an equivalent of apt-get remove? I couldn't find any documentation for that. Edit: except for overlooking the man page...

command-line apt uninstall

share|improve this question

edited 9 mins ago

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Feb 6 '17 at 4:13

Ondra ŽižkaOndra Žižka

93711329

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Why is that any more dangerous than apt-get remove? Apt-get even tells you what it'll do, and asks for confirmation.
  
  – marcelm
  Feb 6 '17 at 12:36
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @marcelm because remove is much harder to mistype than a simple dash from a failed autocompletion.
  
  – stebu92
  Feb 6 '17 at 16:09
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @stebu92 Perfect wording, I'm adding that if you don't mind.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 6 '17 at 18:55
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I think at least the Y/n should be changed to y/N when - is used.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 7 '17 at 14:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Maybe I'm misinterpreting but this seems like more of a gripe/complaint than a question. What question is it that you are hoping to get an answer to as a result of posting this?
  
  – thomasrutter
  5 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I was looking for some package (nautilus-terminal), and accidentally did this:

$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
 apturl apturl-common libgail-3-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-57 linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic 
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 
The following packages will be REMOVED: 
 gnome-session-flashback nautilus nautilus-sendto nautilus-share ubuntu-desktop 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 69 not upgraded. 
After this operation, 2 031 kB disk space will be freed. 
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^[[^C 

That's quite dangerous because remove is much harder to mistype than a simple dash from a failed autocompletion.

Is that an equivalent of apt-get remove? I couldn't find any documentation for that. Edit: except for overlooking the man page...

command-line apt uninstall

share|improve this question

edited 9 mins ago

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Feb 6 '17 at 4:13

Ondra ŽižkaOndra Žižka

93711329

$ sudo apt-get install nautilus-
Reading package lists... Done 
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
 apturl apturl-common libgail-3-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-57 linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic 
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 
The following packages will be REMOVED: 
 gnome-session-flashback nautilus nautilus-sendto nautilus-share ubuntu-desktop 
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 69 not upgraded. 
After this operation, 2 031 kB disk space will be freed. 
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^[[^C 

share|improve this question

edited 9 mins ago

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Feb 6 '17 at 4:13

Ondra ŽižkaOndra Žižka

93711329

share|improve this question

edited 9 mins ago

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edited 9 mins ago

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edited 9 mins ago

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From man apt-get:

install
 install is followed by one or more packages desired for
 installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a
 fully qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
 apt-utils would be the argument provided, not
 apt-utils_1.2.10_amd64.deb). All packages required by the
 package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
 installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate the
 desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
 no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it
 is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
 package to install. These latter features may be used to override
 decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

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  Hence OP should be doing: sudo apt install nautilus && sudo apt install nautilus-terminal where OP had gone through with the remove command else: sudo apt install nautilus-terminal if NO was chosen?
  
  – George Udosen
  Feb 6 '17 at 5:00
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The rationale for this feature is that sometimes you want to install a package that conflicts with one that is already installed, but one of them is required by some other package, so both actions need to be in the same run. E.g. apt install sysvinit-core systemd-sysv- (either is required by the Essential init package) or apt install msmtp postfix- (lots of packages depend on an MTA).
  
  – Simon Richter
  Feb 6 '17 at 10:59
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SimonRichter trying apt -s install upstart-sysv on 16.04 indicates apt will automatically remove systemd-sysv (since they conflict). Ditto for msmtp-mta and postifx. A more complicated example might be needed, where apt might pick the wrong package to remove.
  
  – muru
  Feb 6 '17 at 11:04
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks for fixing my blind eye. Noted that apt-get remove foo+ installs foo.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 6 '17 at 18:56
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That's kind of a neat feature. :D
  
  – Andrea Lazzarotto
  Feb 6 '17 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  

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From man apt-get:

install
 install is followed by one or more packages desired for
 installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a
 fully qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
 apt-utils would be the argument provided, not
 apt-utils_1.2.10_amd64.deb). All packages required by the
 package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
 installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate the
 desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
 no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it
 is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
 package to install. These latter features may be used to override
 decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hence OP should be doing: sudo apt install nautilus && sudo apt install nautilus-terminal where OP had gone through with the remove command else: sudo apt install nautilus-terminal if NO was chosen?
  
  – George Udosen
  Feb 6 '17 at 5:00
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The rationale for this feature is that sometimes you want to install a package that conflicts with one that is already installed, but one of them is required by some other package, so both actions need to be in the same run. E.g. apt install sysvinit-core systemd-sysv- (either is required by the Essential init package) or apt install msmtp postfix- (lots of packages depend on an MTA).
  
  – Simon Richter
  Feb 6 '17 at 10:59
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SimonRichter trying apt -s install upstart-sysv on 16.04 indicates apt will automatically remove systemd-sysv (since they conflict). Ditto for msmtp-mta and postifx. A more complicated example might be needed, where apt might pick the wrong package to remove.
  
  – muru
  Feb 6 '17 at 11:04
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for fixing my blind eye. Noted that apt-get remove foo+ installs foo.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 6 '17 at 18:56
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That's kind of a neat feature. :D
  
  – Andrea Lazzarotto
  Feb 6 '17 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

27

From man apt-get:

install
 install is followed by one or more packages desired for
 installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a
 fully qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
 apt-utils would be the argument provided, not
 apt-utils_1.2.10_amd64.deb). All packages required by the
 package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
 installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate the
 desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
 no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it
 is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
 package to install. These latter features may be used to override
 decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hence OP should be doing: sudo apt install nautilus && sudo apt install nautilus-terminal where OP had gone through with the remove command else: sudo apt install nautilus-terminal if NO was chosen?
  
  – George Udosen
  Feb 6 '17 at 5:00
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The rationale for this feature is that sometimes you want to install a package that conflicts with one that is already installed, but one of them is required by some other package, so both actions need to be in the same run. E.g. apt install sysvinit-core systemd-sysv- (either is required by the Essential init package) or apt install msmtp postfix- (lots of packages depend on an MTA).
  
  – Simon Richter
  Feb 6 '17 at 10:59
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SimonRichter trying apt -s install upstart-sysv on 16.04 indicates apt will automatically remove systemd-sysv (since they conflict). Ditto for msmtp-mta and postifx. A more complicated example might be needed, where apt might pick the wrong package to remove.
  
  – muru
  Feb 6 '17 at 11:04
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for fixing my blind eye. Noted that apt-get remove foo+ installs foo.
  
  – Ondra Žižka
  Feb 6 '17 at 18:56
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That's kind of a neat feature. :D
  
  – Andrea Lazzarotto
  Feb 6 '17 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

From man apt-get:

install
 install is followed by one or more packages desired for
 installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a
 fully qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
 apt-utils would be the argument provided, not
 apt-utils_1.2.10_amd64.deb). All packages required by the
 package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
 installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate the
 desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
 no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it
 is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
 package to install. These latter features may be used to override
 decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1

install
 install is followed by one or more packages desired for
 installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a
 fully qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
 apt-utils would be the argument provided, not
 apt-utils_1.2.10_amd64.deb). All packages required by the
 package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
 installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate the
 desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
 no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it
 is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
 package to install. These latter features may be used to override
 decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system.

share|improve this answer

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1

answered Feb 6 '17 at 4:17

murumuru

1