[Bug 1544621] [NEW] When there is a broken dependency, apt-get is unable to purge/remove any other package than the one(s) that has broken dependency

[Jarno Suni]

Public bug reported:

An example, when this bug is a problem, is when /boot becomes full
during kernel update. A meta kernel package such as linux-image-generic
becomes broken, but the suggested command "sudo apt-get -f install" can
not fix the problem. Freeing space by removing an older kernel packages
by "apt-get purge" does not work either.  A workaround is to use "dpkg
--purge", but couldn't purging work by apt-get, too?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/635798/boot-partition-full-failing-to-
delete-old-kernels-broken-packages/731791

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-77.121-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt32
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-77-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Feb 11 11:36:06 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-21 (508 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.1)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.kernel.postinst.d.apt.auto.removal: 2016-02-03T01:46:24.317010

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  When there is a broken dependency, apt-get is unable to purge/remove
  any other package than the one(s) that has broken dependency

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  An example, when this bug is a problem, is when /boot becomes full
  during kernel update. A meta kernel package such as linux-image-
  generic becomes broken, but the suggested command "sudo apt-get -f
  install" can not fix the problem. Freeing space by removing an older
  kernel packages by "apt-get purge" does not work either.  A workaround
  is to use "dpkg --purge", but couldn't purging work by apt-get, too?

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/635798/boot-partition-full-failing-to-
  delete-old-kernels-broken-packages/731791

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-77.121-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt32
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-77-lowlatency x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Feb 11 11:36:06 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-21 (508 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.1)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  mtime.conffile..etc.kernel.postinst.d.apt.auto.removal: 2016-02-03T01:46:24.317010

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