Bug#601961: apt: wrongly thinks install-info is essential

2010-10-31 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 31/10/10 at 14:16 +0100, David Kalnischkies wrote: > Hi Lucas, > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:40, Lucas Nussbaum > wrote: > > apt won't let me remove install-info, because it thinks that it is > > essential. > > > > grep depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info > > my dpkg is 1.15.8.5 > > s

Bug#601961: apt: wrongly thinks install-info is essential

2010-10-31 Thread David Kalnischkies
Hi Lucas, On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 12:40, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > apt won't let me remove install-info, because it thinks that it is > essential. > > grep depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info > my dpkg is 1.15.8.5 > so I should be allowed to remove install-info without that: > > WARNING: The

Bug#601961: apt: wrongly thinks install-info is essential

2010-10-31 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
Package: apt Version: 0.8.6 Severity: serious Hi, apt won't let me remove install-info, because it thinks that it is essential. grep depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info my dpkg is 1.15.8.5 so I should be allowed to remove install-info without that: $ sudo apt-get remove --purge install-in