This is true but it's not clear that -B has been meant for this case. It's used when there are Breaks involved, when a package is temporarily dropped because it's replaced.
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494161 Title: dpkg --auto-deconfigure does not deconfigure dependencies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/494161/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs