On Tue, 5 May 2026 07:39:41 -0600, D. R. Evans via tde-users wrote:
Jonesy via tde-users wrote on 5/5/26 7:17 AM:
<programs>. So, nevously, I ran the "sudo apt autoremove' -- which, indeed, remove A LARGE number of programs. The system seemed ok after the update and I shut it down for the night.
I know that this is of no help to you (other than to say that someone understands your pain), but in my long use of apt-based systems, I have twice done an autoremove, and both times immediately regretted it because, like you, I discovered that a ton of frequently-used and important programs were removed. I now treat autoremove as some kind of practical joke :-(
It seems to work sensibly when called behind the scenes as part of a system upgrade; but I now never, ever run it manually, no matter how tempting it sometimes seems.
Well, sigh, it's come to that.... This is the first time in 20+ years on ubuntu where 'autoremove' has screwed me. I will go forward using your advice on this. Thanks, Jonesy