[Bug 1887574] Re: "The following additional packages will be installed" and "The following NEW packages will be installed"

[Daniel Letzeisen]

User is not familiar with apt conventions.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Converted to question:
   https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/691872

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Title:
  "The following additional packages will be installed" and "The
  following NEW packages will be installed"

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I did:

    $ sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment

  I attach the complete output below.

  There are two blocks among others:

    The following additional packages will be installed:
    (....)
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
    (....)

  
  The two lists massively overlap, though they are not exactly identical. 

  The phrasing is ambiguous to start with: even if the two lists didn't
  overlap at all, I would be quite confused by this message, because
  it's not clear what the difference is supposed to be between
  "additional" packages that are going to be installed and "NEW"
  packages that are going to be installed. That alone is an issue.

  But the fact that the two lists are almost (but not quite) identical,
  makes me wonder whether something is wrong, like a duplicate source or
  something. If that was the case, there should be a warning clarifying
  it. If all is ok, then again, the phrasing is deficient.


  $ sudo apt-get install cinnamon-desktop-environment 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    at gcc-9-base:i386 gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 gir1.2-mutter-2 gnome-software-common libaio1 libargon2-0 libatk1.0-0:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavresample3
    libavutil-ffmpeg54 libavutil55 libbcprov-java libboost-date-time1.65.1 libboost-filesystem1.65.1 libboost-iostreams1.65.1 libboost-locale1.65.1
    libboost-program-options1.67.0 libboost-python1.65.1 libboost-regex1.65.1 libboost-signals1.65.1 libboost-system1.65.1 libboost-thread1.65.1 libbrlapi0.6 libcamel-1.2-61
    libcdio17 libcommons-lang3-java libdatrie1:i386 libdns1104 libevent-2.1-6 libevent-core-2.1-6 libffi6:i386 libfl2 libfluidsynth1 libfprint0 libfribidi0:i386 libgcc-8-dev
    libgeos-3.6.2 libgeos-3.7.2 libgeotiff2 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgmime-3.0-0 libgnome-desktop-3-17 libgraphite2-3:i386 libharfbuzz0b:i386 libhunspell-1.6-0 libidn11:i386
    libip6tc0 libiptc0 libisc-export169 libisc1100 libisc1105 libisccc161 libjs-inherits libkeyutils1:i386 libkyotocabinet16v5 liblivemedia64 libllvm9 liblouis14 liblouis17
    liblouisutdml8 liblwres161 libmagickcore-6.q16-3 libmicrodns0 libmng2:i386 libmutter-2-0 libmypaint-1.3-0 libmysqlclient20 libnet1 libnfs12 libomp5 libomp5-10
    libopencv-core3.2 libopencv-ml3.2 libopenjpeg5 libopenobex2 liborcus-0.13-0 libpackagekit-glib2-16 libpango-1.0-0:i386 libpangox-1.0-0 libplacebo4 libpostproc54
    libprocps6 libproj13 libpython3.7-minimal libqpdf21 libqscintilla2-qt5-l10n libqt5script5 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-style-galaxy libruby2.5
    libshiboken1.2v5 libshiboken2-5.11 libspeexdsp1:i386 libssl1.0-dev libssl1.0.0:i386 libstdc++-7-dev libswresample-ffmpeg1 libtalloc2:i386 libtevent0:i386 libthai0:i386
    libusbmuxd4 libuv1-dev libva1 libvpx3 libvpx5 libwireshark12 libwiretap9 libwscodecs2 libwsutil10 libx265-146 libx265-79 libx86emu1 libxcb-dri2-0-dev libxcb-dri3-dev
    libxcb-glx0-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-sync-dev libxft2:i386 libxshmfence-dev libxt6:i386 libxv1:i386 node-abbrev node-ansi-regex node-aproba node-aws4 node-builtins
    node-call-limit node-camelcase node-chownr node-color-name node-concat-map node-cookie-jar node-core-util-is node-decamelize node-delegates node-editor node-extsprintf
    node-fast-deep-equal node-har-schema node-has-flag node-has-symbol-support-x node-has-to-string-tag-x node-has-unicode node-hosted-git-info node-iferr node-invert-kv
    node-is-object node-is-plain-obj node-is-retry-allowed node-is-stream node-isstream node-json-schema node-json-stringify-safe node-jsonparse node-lcid node-lockfile
    node-mime node-nopt node-opener node-path-is-inside node-process-nextick-args node-promise-inflight node-pseudomap node-punycode node-qs node-qw
    node-require-main-filename node-retry node-safe-buffer node-semver node-semver-diff node-signal-exit node-slash node-slide node-sorted-object node-spdx-license-ids
    node-string-decoder node-strip-json-comments node-text-table node-tunnel-agent node-uid-number node-unpipe node-uuid node-validate-npm-package-name node-wrappy
    node-xtend pastebinit pax python-certifi python-constantly python-dateutil python-idna python-pyasn1 python-simplejson python3-asn1crypto python3-pycurl
    python3-zope.interface qtdeclarative5-qtquick2-plugin ruby2.5 ruby2.5-dev ruby2.5-doc unity-scope-devhelp unity-scope-manpages unity-scope-tomboy unity-scope-yelp
    x11proto-composite-dev
  Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
  The following additional packages will be installed:
    blueman cinnamon cinnamon-common cinnamon-control-center cinnamon-control-center-data cinnamon-control-center-goa cinnamon-core cinnamon-screensaver cinnamon-session
    cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs desktop-base fig2dev five-or-more fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk-extra fonts-noto-core fonts-noto-extra
    fonts-noto-ui-core fonts-noto-ui-extra fonts-noto-unhinted fonts-quicksand four-in-a-row gedit-plugin-bookmarks gedit-plugin-bracket-completion
    gedit-plugin-character-map gedit-plugin-code-comment gedit-plugin-color-picker gedit-plugin-color-schemer gedit-plugin-commander gedit-plugin-draw-spaces
    gedit-plugin-find-in-files gedit-plugin-git gedit-plugin-join-lines gedit-plugin-multi-edit gedit-plugin-session-saver gedit-plugin-smart-spaces gedit-plugin-synctex
    gedit-plugin-terminal gedit-plugin-translate gedit-plugin-word-completion gedit-plugins gedit-plugins-common gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0
    gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-cvc-1.0 gir1.2-ggit-1.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-gucharmap-2.90
    gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-nemo-3.0 gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xapp-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gnome-backgrounds gnome-chess gnome-games gnome-klotski
    gnome-nibbles gnome-robots gnome-sound-recorder gnome-taquin gnome-tetravex gnote gtk2-engines hexchat hexchat-common hexchat-perl hexchat-plugins hexchat-python3 hitori
    hoichess iagno inkscape iso-flags-png-320x240 libcacard0 libcaribou-common libcaribou0 libcinnamon-control-center1 libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0 libcscreensaver0 libcvc0
    libdiscid0 libfreerdp2-2 libgit2-28 libgit2-glib-1.0-0 libgsl23 libgslcblas0 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgtkmm-2.4-1v5 libgtkspell0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libhttp-parser2.9
    libimage-magick-perl libimage-magick-q16-perl libkeybinder-3.0-0 libmanette-0.2-0 libmbedcrypto3 libmbedtls12 libmbedx509-0 libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz5-2
    libmusicbrainz5cc2v5 libphodav-2.0-0 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libusbredirparser1 libwinpr2-2 libwmf-bin
    lightsoff mate-icon-theme mate-themes muffin muffin-common python-numpy python3-pampy python3-psutil python3-pyinotify python3-setproctitle python3-tinycss python3-xapp
    python3-xlib quadrapassel simple-scan sound-juicer spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper swell-foop tali transmission-gtk vinagre
  Suggested packages:
    cinnamon-doc python3-opencv tracker-gui | gnome-search-tool gnome | kde-standard | xfce4 | wmaker xfig bbchess crafty fairymax fruit glaurung gnuchess phalanx sjeng
    stockfish toga2 hexchat-otr unifont dia inkscape-tutorials libsvg-perl libxml-xql-perl pstoedit python-uniconvertor freerdp2-x11 gsl-ref-psdoc | gsl-doc-pdf
    | gsl-doc-info | gsl-ref-html imagemagick-doc python-dev python-pytest python-numpy-dbg python-numpy-doc python-psutil-doc python-pyinotify-doc python-tinycss-doc
    gstreamer1.0-lame gstreamer1.0-plugins-really-bad
  Recommended packages:
    python-scour
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    blueman cinnamon cinnamon-common cinnamon-control-center cinnamon-control-center-data cinnamon-control-center-goa cinnamon-core cinnamon-desktop-environment
    cinnamon-screensaver cinnamon-session cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs desktop-base fig2dev five-or-more fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk-extra
    fonts-noto-core fonts-noto-extra fonts-noto-ui-core fonts-noto-ui-extra fonts-noto-unhinted fonts-quicksand four-in-a-row gedit-plugin-bookmarks
    gedit-plugin-bracket-completion gedit-plugin-character-map gedit-plugin-code-comment gedit-plugin-color-picker gedit-plugin-color-schemer gedit-plugin-commander
    gedit-plugin-draw-spaces gedit-plugin-find-in-files gedit-plugin-git gedit-plugin-join-lines gedit-plugin-multi-edit gedit-plugin-session-saver gedit-plugin-smart-spaces
    gedit-plugin-synctex gedit-plugin-terminal gedit-plugin-translate gedit-plugin-word-completion gedit-plugins gedit-plugins-common gir1.2-caribou-1.0
    gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0 gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-cvc-1.0 gir1.2-ggit-1.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0
    gir1.2-gucharmap-2.90 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-nemo-3.0 gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xapp-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 gnome-backgrounds gnome-chess
    gnome-games gnome-klotski gnome-nibbles gnome-robots gnome-sound-recorder gnome-taquin gnome-tetravex gnote gtk2-engines hexchat hexchat-common hexchat-perl
    hexchat-plugins hexchat-python3 hitori hoichess iagno inkscape iso-flags-png-320x240 libcacard0 libcaribou-common libcaribou0 libcinnamon-control-center1
    libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0 libcscreensaver0 libcvc0 libdiscid0 libfreerdp2-2 libgit2-28 libgit2-glib-1.0-0 libgsl23 libgslcblas0 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgtkmm-2.4-1v5
    libgtkspell0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libhttp-parser2.9 libimage-magick-perl libimage-magick-q16-perl libkeybinder-3.0-0 libmanette-0.2-0 libmbedcrypto3 libmbedtls12 libmbedx509-0
    libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz5-2 libmusicbrainz5cc2v5 libphodav-2.0-0 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1
    libusbredirparser1 libwinpr2-2 libwmf-bin lightsoff mate-icon-theme mate-themes muffin muffin-common python-numpy python3-pampy python3-psutil python3-pyinotify
    python3-setproctitle python3-tinycss python3-xapp python3-xlib quadrapassel simple-scan sound-juicer spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper swell-foop tali transmission-gtk
    vinagre
  0 upgraded, 141 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
  Need to get 350 MB of archives.
  After this operation, 1.070 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Jul 14 22:04:53 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2468 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (2 days ago)

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