[Bug 1314428] [NEW] apt is not essential anymore

[Sworddragon]

Public bug reported:

I'm using Ubuntu 14.10 dev with apt 1.0.2ubuntu2 and apt has no
Essential flag anymore:

root at ubuntu:~# apt-cache show apt | grep Essential
Build-Essential: yes


But interestingly if I'm trying to remove apt it claims that it is still essential:

root at ubuntu:~# apt-get remove apt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  apt
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
  apt
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 3673 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!'
 ?] 
Abort.


I don't know what Build-Essential will do here (maybe some sort of replacement?) but it is not known to the manual page of deb-src-control and the debian documentation: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  apt is not essential anymore

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 14.10 dev with apt 1.0.2ubuntu2 and apt has no
  Essential flag anymore:

  root at ubuntu:~# apt-cache show apt | grep Essential
  Build-Essential: yes

  
  But interestingly if I'm trying to remove apt it claims that it is still essential:

  root at ubuntu:~# apt-get remove apt
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    apt
  WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
  This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
    apt
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  After this operation, 3673 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!'
   ?] 
  Abort.

  
  I don't know what Build-Essential will do here (maybe some sort of replacement?) but it is not known to the manual page of deb-src-control and the debian documentation: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html

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