[Bug 761175] Re: apt-get purge has stopped working for removed packages

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 244598 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244598

** Branch linked: lp:debian/experimental/apt

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Title:
  apt-get purge has stopped working for removed packages

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  Example:

  $ sudo apt-get purge compiz-core
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    compiz-core*
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  $

  Note that compiz-core was already removed. If a package is already
  removed, then nothing happens when you apt-get purge it; otherwise, if
  it is installed, then it is correctly removed and purged.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Apr 14 22:42:56 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2010-09-30 (196 days ago)

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