Public bug reported: Binary package hint: software-center
I installed the binary deb for 7Kingdoms AA from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/skfans/files/7KAA%202.14.1/ It is set to depend on libsdl1.2-debian-all. However, ubuntu-desktop depends on libsdl1.2-debian-pulseaudio, which conflicts with the former. If I install 7kaa using gdebi-gtk, it will correctly uninstall ubuntu-desktop and libsdl1.2-debian-pulseaudio. However, if I install it using software center, it will do the same and then start to autoremove everything that depended on ubuntu-desktop, leaving me without GDM, some graphics drivers, etc ... I suggest that software-center would at least WARN people before destroying their system like this. A better way would be not to autoremove certain packages through software center, for example those required to run the current session of the user, or those that ubuntu-desktop depends on. I should also say that the 7kaa package being messed up is not Ubuntu's fault, using libsdl1.2-debian-all as a dependency is not the right way, I think libsdl1.2-debian should be better. Regardless, an "easy tool" like the software center should be more foolproof. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: software-center 3.0.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.36-generic 2.6.35.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 23 09:29:09 2010 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.utf8 LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center ** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- software-center can autoremove essential packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/680385 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
