"sudo apt -get install foo-" causes removing foo package and everything depends on it
- by M.Elmi
While working in command prompt, I accidentally typed following command:
sudo apt-get install python3-
and ubuntu started removing python3 and everything depends on it (including firefox and much more). Fortunately I closed that terminal immediately and reverted everything by checking dpkg log file, but I was wondering why an install command should act like remove?
Is it a bug?
Consider the situation that you are looking for a package name (pressing Tab twice) and going through possibilities by pressing Enter key and those Enter keys remain in the keyboard buffer and.... youhaaaa... apt-get is removing the entire installation in front of your eyes.