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Packages are removed when I use “apt-get install” with a hyphen after the package name
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In an attempt to install cuda, I copy-pasted some apt-get install packages. For unknown reasons the line that I got run in the end is the following:
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-
The result was that many packages got removed. Randomly picking a few:
libreoffice-*
python-*
xfce4-*
The list is huge. A considerable number of system parts have been uninstalled. Now this seems like a serious deviation from what I expect when I run apt-get install.
What is going on?
command-line apt
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
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In an attempt to install cuda, I copy-pasted some apt-get install packages. For unknown reasons the line that I got run in the end is the following:
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-
The result was that many packages got removed. Randomly picking a few:
libreoffice-*
python-*
xfce4-*
The list is huge. A considerable number of system parts have been uninstalled. Now this seems like a serious deviation from what I expect when I run apt-get install.
What is going on?
command-line apt
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
2
13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
1
@Rinzwind all fun aside,-is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the^just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get thetaskelinfo? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the-though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33
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show 6 more comments
In an attempt to install cuda, I copy-pasted some apt-get install packages. For unknown reasons the line that I got run in the end is the following:
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-
The result was that many packages got removed. Randomly picking a few:
libreoffice-*
python-*
xfce4-*
The list is huge. A considerable number of system parts have been uninstalled. Now this seems like a serious deviation from what I expect when I run apt-get install.
What is going on?
command-line apt
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
In an attempt to install cuda, I copy-pasted some apt-get install packages. For unknown reasons the line that I got run in the end is the following:
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-
The result was that many packages got removed. Randomly picking a few:
libreoffice-*
python-*
xfce4-*
The list is huge. A considerable number of system parts have been uninstalled. Now this seems like a serious deviation from what I expect when I run apt-get install.
What is going on?
command-line apt
command-line apt
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
edited 11 mins ago
pomsky
33.2k11104136
33.2k11104136
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
asked Apr 17 '14 at 9:33
nassnass
74221131
74221131
2
13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
1
@Rinzwind all fun aside,-is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the^just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get thetaskelinfo? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the-though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33
|
show 6 more comments
2
13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
1
@Rinzwind all fun aside,-is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the^just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get thetaskelinfo? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the-though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33
2
2
13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
1
1
@Rinzwind all fun aside,
- is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind all fun aside,
- is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the
^ just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get the taskel info? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the - though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the
^ just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get the taskel info? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the - though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33
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The problem is the following (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_0.9.12.1_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.
So, adding a hyphen to the end of a package name means "remove that package". Specifically, in your case, it would remove these:
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-doc' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-bin' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-common' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
In other words, you removed the entire gtk2 library set, and a lot of programs depend on gtk2. As a result, a lot of programs were removed.
So, no, this is not a bug. It is, admittedly, surprising behavior if you don't know about it but it is documented and intended.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
1
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,rm -f /usrandrm -rf /usr:)
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with theaptdevs. :P
– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
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Take a look in /var/log/apt/history.log to see what exactly has been removed. Then, just reinstall these packages.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
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The problem is the following (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_0.9.12.1_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.
So, adding a hyphen to the end of a package name means "remove that package". Specifically, in your case, it would remove these:
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-doc' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-bin' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-common' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
In other words, you removed the entire gtk2 library set, and a lot of programs depend on gtk2. As a result, a lot of programs were removed.
So, no, this is not a bug. It is, admittedly, surprising behavior if you don't know about it but it is documented and intended.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
1
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,rm -f /usrandrm -rf /usr:)
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with theaptdevs. :P
– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
|
show 5 more comments
The problem is the following (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_0.9.12.1_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.
So, adding a hyphen to the end of a package name means "remove that package". Specifically, in your case, it would remove these:
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-doc' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-bin' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-common' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
In other words, you removed the entire gtk2 library set, and a lot of programs depend on gtk2. As a result, a lot of programs were removed.
So, no, this is not a bug. It is, admittedly, surprising behavior if you don't know about it but it is documented and intended.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
1
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,rm -f /usrandrm -rf /usr:)
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with theaptdevs. :P
– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
|
show 5 more comments
The problem is the following (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_0.9.12.1_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.
So, adding a hyphen to the end of a package name means "remove that package". Specifically, in your case, it would remove these:
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-doc' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-bin' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-common' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
In other words, you removed the entire gtk2 library set, and a lot of programs depend on gtk2. As a result, a lot of programs were removed.
So, no, this is not a bug. It is, admittedly, surprising behavior if you don't know about it but it is documented and intended.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
The problem is the following (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_0.9.12.1_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.
So, adding a hyphen to the end of a package name means "remove that package". Specifically, in your case, it would remove these:
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-doc' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-bin' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-common' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-cil-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-0-dbg' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
Note, selecting 'libgtk2.0-dev' for regex 'libgtk2.0'
In other words, you removed the entire gtk2 library set, and a lot of programs depend on gtk2. As a result, a lot of programs were removed.
So, no, this is not a bug. It is, admittedly, surprising behavior if you don't know about it but it is documented and intended.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
answered Apr 17 '14 at 9:59
terdon♦terdon
67.6k13139223
67.6k13139223
1
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,rm -f /usrandrm -rf /usr:)
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with theaptdevs. :P
– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
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good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,rm -f /usrandrm -rf /usr:)
– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with theaptdevs. :P
– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
1
1
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
good find @terdon sometimes man trumps google :D
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:36
1
1
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
This is not only suprising but also dangerous. One single character can destroy your computer! IMO, This should be removed and a seperate command should be made for it.
– Kartik
Apr 17 '14 at 11:54
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,
rm -f /usr and rm -rf /usr :)– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
@Kartik many single characters can destroy your computer. Consider, for example,
rm -f /usr and rm -rf /usr :)– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 11:56
1
1
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
@Kartik: Disagree. Yes, it is surprising but there is a prompt and if you blindly hit "y" when asked a question by the package management tool, that's a disaster waiting to happen. ALWAYS read this stuff or use a GUI tool.
– musiKk
Apr 17 '14 at 13:56
3
3
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with the
apt devs. :P– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
People, you're barking up the wrong tree here. I didn't write the thing, I just read the man page. Please file your bugs with the
apt devs. :P– terdon♦
Apr 18 '14 at 0:48
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Take a look in /var/log/apt/history.log to see what exactly has been removed. Then, just reinstall these packages.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
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Take a look in /var/log/apt/history.log to see what exactly has been removed. Then, just reinstall these packages.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
|
show 1 more comment
Take a look in /var/log/apt/history.log to see what exactly has been removed. Then, just reinstall these packages.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
Take a look in /var/log/apt/history.log to see what exactly has been removed. Then, just reinstall these packages.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
answered Apr 17 '14 at 10:22
JosJos
14.7k54052
14.7k54052
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
|
show 1 more comment
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
2
2
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
Not exactly an answer, its a remedy!
– jobin
Apr 17 '14 at 11:08
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
@Jobin Fair point.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
oh yes, this is quite a save :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 15:05
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
great, the names of the packages are interleaved with a whole bunch of package versions.. it will be impossible to just re run the whole list effortlessly :(
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 21:47
1
1
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
@nass It should be possible to write a script that strips off everything between parentheses etc. But that would be a whole new question.
– Jos
Apr 17 '14 at 22:54
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show 1 more comment
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13.04 is end of life so this is a good moment to install 13.10 ;-) There are special characters at the end of a package that invoke special actions (I know the ^ at the end invokes 'tasksel (sudo apt-get install lamp-server^)). The - I did not find yet (hard to search for :P ) but that could be something special too.
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 9:44
could be... but now is the time to install 14.04 :)
– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:52
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@Rinzwind all fun aside,
-is a often used character, if it means anything remotely close to 'remove package' it should be handled with care. Let alone that when I say 'install' I SURELY don't mean 'uninstall' ...– nass
Apr 17 '14 at 9:57
@Rinzwind AFAIK, the
^just anchors the regex to the beginning of the string. Where do you get thetaskelinfo? It's not mentioned in the man page. Good call on the-though, it is indeed a special character at the end of a package name.– terdon♦
Apr 17 '14 at 10:32
@terdon caret: askubuntu.com/questions/211912/whats-the-caret-mean-in-apt-get
– Rinzwind
Apr 17 '14 at 10:33