[Bug 2106684] [NEW] libpango-1.0-0 (or libpango1.0-dev) removes every system package when being uninstalled

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Public bug reported:

1) Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS x64
2) libpango-1.0-0 or libpango1.0-dev
3) What you expected to happen: When uninstalling these packages, they remove just themselves
4) What happened instead: They removed most system packages

All I did was `sudo apt install imagemagick libpango-1.0-0
libpango1.0-dev`, then `sudo apt remove libpango-1.0-0 libpango1.0-dev`.
I didn't read the full list of packages it wanted to remove, but it was
~500MB. After confirming, several apps disappeared from the dock/taskbar
(including the terminal and file manager!), and most packages I had
installed were listed in the "The following packages were automatically
installed and are no longer required" section (including ffmpeg and
python3, but not build-essential). Luckily I had VS Code open with a
terminal, so I reinstalled the packages using `sudo apt install ubuntu-
desktop` (though before ubuntu-desktop, I added gnome-terminal and
software-properties-gtk, but I don't think that makes a difference).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: libpango-1.0-0 1.50.6+ds-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-136.147-generic 5.15.178
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-136-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Apr  9 18:57:18 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-20 (1846 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: pango1.0
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-08-28 (590 days ago)

** Affects: pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy wayland-session

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Title:
  libpango-1.0-0 (or libpango1.0-dev) removes every system package when
  being uninstalled

Status in pango1.0 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS x64
  2) libpango-1.0-0 or libpango1.0-dev
  3) What you expected to happen: When uninstalling these packages, they remove just themselves
  4) What happened instead: They removed most system packages

  All I did was `sudo apt install imagemagick libpango-1.0-0
  libpango1.0-dev`, then `sudo apt remove libpango-1.0-0
  libpango1.0-dev`. I didn't read the full list of packages it wanted to
  remove, but it was ~500MB. After confirming, several apps disappeared
  from the dock/taskbar (including the terminal and file manager!), and
  most packages I had installed were listed in the "The following
  packages were automatically installed and are no longer required"
  section (including ffmpeg and python3, but not build-essential).
  Luckily I had VS Code open with a terminal, so I reinstalled the
  packages using `sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop` (though before
  ubuntu-desktop, I added gnome-terminal and software-properties-gtk,
  but I don't think that makes a difference).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: libpango-1.0-0 1.50.6+ds-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-136.147-generic 5.15.178
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-136-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Apr  9 18:57:18 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-20 (1846 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: pango1.0
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-08-28 (590 days ago)

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