[Bug 1296711] [NEW] Muon refuses to uninstall/purge packages. Synaptic can remove them just fine.

[Fabio Correa]

Public bug reported:

Hello, today I am being redundant by reporting this bug here after I
reported it at KDE bugs:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331730

This bug affects the upcoming Kubuntu 14.04 LTS release.

Since I upgraded Kubuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 Beta, I have seen that Muon
2.1.70 refuses to uninstall/purge packages without justification. The
error message is:

"The -pack- package could not be marked for installation or upgrade: "

There is no further explanation in this message. Synaptic is able to
remove said packages just fine.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open muon and mark a package for uninstall/purge. One of the following examples may work for you: kdepimlibs-kio-plugins, acpid, cdrdao, kdevelop-l10n, kdevelop-php-l10n, gnuplot-qt, uno-libs3. The error message should appear.
2. Close muon and run synaptic.
3. Mark the package for removal/purge.

Actual Results:
Muon fails to mark the packages for removal/purge, while Synaptic offers to mark them along with dependencies that will be removed by the change.
Screenshot: http://goo.gl/ffgVYq

Expected Results:
Muon to resolve dependencies and ask the user whether she wants to uninstall dependencies as well.

Muon Package Manager version 2.1.70
Using KDE Development Platform 4.12.95

** Affects: muon
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

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

** Description changed:

  Hello, today I am being redundant by reporting this bug here after I
  reported it at KDE bugs:
  
  https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331730
  
  This bug affects the upcoming Kubuntu 14.04 LTS release.
  
  Since I upgraded Kubuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 Beta, I have seen that Muon
  2.1.70 refuses to uninstall/purge packages without justification. The
  error message is:
  
  "The -pack- package could not be marked for installation or upgrade: "
  
  There is no further explanation in this message. Synaptic is able to
  remove said packages just fine.
  
  Reproducible: Always
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
- 1. Open muon and select a mark of packages for uninstall/purge. One of the following examples may work for you: kdepimlibs-kio-plugins, acpid, cdrdao, kdevelop-l10n, kdevelop-php-l10n, gnuplot-qt, uno-libs3. The error message should appear.
+ 1. Open muon and select mark a package for uninstall/purge. One of the following examples may work for you: kdepimlibs-kio-plugins, acpid, cdrdao, kdevelop-l10n, kdevelop-php-l10n, gnuplot-qt, uno-libs3. The error message should appear.
  2. Close muon and run synaptic.
  3. Mark the package for removal/purge.
  
- Actual Results:  
+ Actual Results:
  Muon fails to mark the packages for removal/purge, while Synaptic offers to mark them along with dependencies that will be removed by the change.
  Screenshot: http://goo.gl/ffgVYq
  
- Expected Results:  
- Muon to resolve dependencies and ask me whether I want to uninstall dependencies as well.
+ Expected Results:
+ Muon to resolve dependencies and ask the user whether she wants to uninstall dependencies as well.
  
  Muon Package Manager version 2.1.70
  Using KDE Development Platform 4.12.95

** Description changed:

  Hello, today I am being redundant by reporting this bug here after I
  reported it at KDE bugs:
  
  https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331730
  
  This bug affects the upcoming Kubuntu 14.04 LTS release.
  
  Since I upgraded Kubuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 Beta, I have seen that Muon
  2.1.70 refuses to uninstall/purge packages without justification. The
  error message is:
  
  "The -pack- package could not be marked for installation or upgrade: "
  
  There is no further explanation in this message. Synaptic is able to
  remove said packages just fine.
  
  Reproducible: Always
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
- 1. Open muon and select mark a package for uninstall/purge. One of the following examples may work for you: kdepimlibs-kio-plugins, acpid, cdrdao, kdevelop-l10n, kdevelop-php-l10n, gnuplot-qt, uno-libs3. The error message should appear.
+ 1. Open muon and mark a package for uninstall/purge. One of the following examples may work for you: kdepimlibs-kio-plugins, acpid, cdrdao, kdevelop-l10n, kdevelop-php-l10n, gnuplot-qt, uno-libs3. The error message should appear.
  2. Close muon and run synaptic.
  3. Mark the package for removal/purge.
  
  Actual Results:
  Muon fails to mark the packages for removal/purge, while Synaptic offers to mark them along with dependencies that will be removed by the change.
  Screenshot: http://goo.gl/ffgVYq
  
  Expected Results:
  Muon to resolve dependencies and ask the user whether she wants to uninstall dependencies as well.
  
  Muon Package Manager version 2.1.70
  Using KDE Development Platform 4.12.95

** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #331730
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331730

** Also affects: muon via
   https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331730
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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