Bug#1100810: apt-get upgrade: wants wrongly to remove some files like "linux-image-amd64"

Bjarni Ingi Gislason <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.apt.devel
Message-ID <3mbfh3bpdxntwebrfjzifx5txnkf5555iohs3fk4pb3juflpgg__1327.12398642383$1742333977$gmane$org@vnswio625xfe> 
Package: apt
Version: 2.9.33
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

apt-get update

The following packages have been kept back:
  initscripts
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

Then "apt-get dist-upgrade"

   * What was the outcome of this action?

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  dracut-install libatopology2t64 linux-doc-6.1
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  alsa-utils initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-core kmod linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 linux-image-6.12.12-amd64
  linux-image-6.12.17-amd64 linux-image-amd64
The following packages will be upgraded:
  initscripts
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 8 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

Not so many files to be deleted.

-.-

  The files to be removed are too many, for example "alsa-util" and
"linux-image-amd64"

(current kernel is 

Linux kassi 6.12.17-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.17-1
(2025-03-01) x86_64 GNU/Linux
)

  In the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove:

APT
{
  NeverAutoRemove
  {
        "^firmware-linux.*";
        "^linux-firmware$";
        "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*$";
        "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9]*$";
  };
[...]

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "false";
APT::Install-Suggests "false";
APT::Key "";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo ">=rsa2048,ed25519,ed448,nistp256,nistp384,nistp512,brainpoolP256r1,brainpoolP320r1,brainpoolP384r1,brainpoolP512r1,secp256k1";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo::Next ">=rsa2048,ed25519,ed448,nistp256,nistp384,nistp512";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo::Future ">=rsa3072,ed25519,ed448";
APT::Sandbox "";
APT::Sandbox::User "_apt";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages "";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "tasks";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections "";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "if /usr/bin/test -w /var/cache/swcatalog -a -e /usr/bin/appstreamcli; then appstreamcli refresh --source=os > /dev/null || true; fi";
APT::AutoAptEnable "false";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "0";
APT::Compressor::zstd "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Name "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Extension ".zst";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Binary "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Cost "60";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg:: "-19";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lz4 "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Name "lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Extension ".lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Binary "false";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Cost "50";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
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APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
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APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-6n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
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APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
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APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "200";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "300";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "400";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrcparts "auth.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Boot "boot";
Dir::Usr "usr";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::planners "";
Dir::Bin::planners:: "/usr/lib/apt/planners";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::gzip "/bin/gzip";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Bin::lz4 "/usr/bin/lz4";
Dir::Bin::zstd "/usr/bin/zstd";
Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Log::Planner "eipp.log.xz";
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Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.ucf-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$";
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Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowWeakRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
Acquire::IndexTargets "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb "";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/binary-$(ARCHITECTURE)/Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatMetaKey "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::ShortDescription "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) $(ARCHITECTURE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Optional "0";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/i18n/Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatMetaKey "$(LANGUAGE)";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11::KeepCompressedAs "gz";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11-icons-small::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/dep11/icons-48x48.tar";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11-icons-small::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) Icons (48x48)";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11-icons::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/dep11/icons-64x64.tar";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11-icons-hidpi "";
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Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::DEP-11-icons-large::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/dep11/icons-128x128.tar";
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Acquire::Changelogs "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin "";
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Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline "";
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Acquire::Snapshots "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI "";
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Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Override::Label "";
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Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::archive.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::deb.debian.org "https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::.archive.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::security.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::ppa.launchpadcontent.net "https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::ppa.launchpad.net "https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";
Acquire::http "";
Acquire::http::AllowRedirect "false";
Acquire::https "";
Acquire::https::AllowRedirect "false";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
Acquire::CompressionTypes "";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::xz "xz";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::bz2 "bzip2";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lzma "lzma";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::gz "gzip";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lz4 "lz4";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::zst "zstd";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Path "/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
Binary "apt-config";
Binary::apt-cdrom "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT::Internal "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT::Internal::OpProgress "";
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Binary::apt "";
Binary::apt::APT "";
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Binary::apt::APT::Cache "";
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Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVersion "1";
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Binary::apt::APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New "1";
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Binary::apt::APT::Cmd "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Show-Update-Stats "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Pattern-Only "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "0";
Binary::apt::DPkg "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Progress-Fancy "1";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock::Timeout "-1";
Binary::apt::Pager "1";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- (no /etc/apt/preferences.d/* present) --


-- (no /etc/apt/sources.list present) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources --

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb deb-src
URIs: https://security.debian.org/debian-security/
Suites: trixie-security
Components: main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirrors.opensource.is/debian/
Suites: trixie
Components: main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirrors.opensource.is/debian/
Suites: trixie-updates
Components: main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

# Modernized from /etc/apt/sources.list
Types: deb
URIs: https://mirrors.opensource.is/debian/
Suites: trixie-proposed-updates
Components: main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.12.17-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=is_IS.iso88591, LC_CTYPE=is_IS.iso88591 (charmap=ISO-8859-1), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.145
ii  base-passwd             3.6.6
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2023.4
ii  libapt-pkg7.0           2.9.33
ii  libc6                   2.41-4
ii  libgcc-s1               14.2.0-17
ii  libseccomp2             2.5.5-2+b1
ii  libssl3t64              3.4.1-1
ii  libstdc++6              14.2.0-17
ii  libsystemd0             257.4-3
ii  sqv                     1.2.1-6+b1

Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20241223

Versions of packages apt suggests:
ii  apt-doc         2.9.33
ii  aptitude        0.8.13-7
ii  dpkg-dev        1.22.18
ii  gnupg           2.2.46-1
pn  powermgmt-base  <none>

-- no debconf information
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