[Bug 1915793] Re: Suggested fix for apt installed packages catalog problem

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[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Suggested fix for apt installed packages catalog problem

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  After fresh install, running sudo apt-get autoremove results in 30+ packages (over 700mb) being suggested for removal. I innocently did this and ended up with my Plasma desktop being removed.. 
  Luckily I had a snapshot of a VM to go back to...

  However, This could be a jarring experience for less experienced users
  installing Daily build of Studio 21.04

  A simple fix is to run this command post-install for the Daily Build:

  sudo apt-mark manual $(sudo apt-get -s autoremove 2>/dev/null | awk
  '/^Remv / { print $2 }')

  What this command does is marks all packages marked autoinstall to
  'manual install'.

  This way while you all are adding-on things at the last minute it
  doesn't cause a problem if a new user innocently runs autoremove.

  Then when ready for release remove the above command from post-
  install.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: apt 2.1.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40+21.04.1-lowlatency 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-lowlatency x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: prl_fs_freeze prl_fs prl_eth zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair prl_vid prl_tg
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu57
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Tue Feb 16 19:54:47 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-04 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210203)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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