[Bug 1302923] Re: dist-upgrade attempts to remove webupd8's oracle-java7-installer

[Kamal Nasser]

Same thing here.

```
~: sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  binfmt-support visualvm ttf-baekmuk ttf-unfonts ttf-unfonts-core ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-sazanami-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho
  ttf-sazanami-mincho ttf-arphic-uming
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  apt apturl nautilus-share python3-software-properties software-center software-properties-common software-properties-gtk
  ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-extras-keyring ubuntu-minimal unattended-upgrades
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  oracle-java7-installer
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
  apt
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 11 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 18.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 7,903 kB disk space will be freed.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
 ?]
```

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Title:
  dist-upgrade attempts to remove webupd8's oracle-java7-installer

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:        14.04

  apt:
    Installed: 0.9.15.4ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.9.15.4ubuntu4
    Version table:
       0.9.15.4ubuntu4 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
   *** 0.9.15.4ubuntu3 0
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  terminal output:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    oracle-java7-installer
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio phonon-backend-gstreamer phonon-backend-gstreamer-common
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    apparmor apport apport-kde apt apt-transport-https apt-utils cpp g++ gcc kubuntu-desktop language-pack-en libapparmor-perl libapparmor1
    libapt-inst1.5 libapt-pkg4.12 liblightdm-gobject-1-0 liblightdm-qt-3-0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse0 libpulsedsp lightdm
    phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0 phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0-common pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils python3-apport
    python3-problem-report python3-software-properties software-properties-common software-properties-kde unattended-upgrades
  32 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 4,034 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 188 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]



  
  Expected behavior:  dist-upgrade would not attempt to remove a package that installs Oracle Java 7

  Observed behavior:  dist-upgrade warns it will be removed.

  Please advise if further information is needed.

  Reassign affected package if appropriate.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: apt 0.9.15.4ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-22.44-generic 3.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Apr  4 19:02:40 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-28 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131224)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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