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[Keith David Bershatsky <1993081@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS:  sudo apt install samba-dev:i386

Installs a bunch of stuff relating to the libreoffice suite and at the
tail end of the installation of the above-named package, apt removes a
plethora of absolutely essential packages need to use Ubuntu, including,
but not limited to the entire desktop, gdm, and the ability to access
the internet to download any packages with apt.  The entire virtual
machine (other than a rudimentary terminal when booting up) was broken
after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be restored from a backup.
Please either have apt refuse to install samba-dev:i386, or at the very
least, provide a complete list of essential packages that will be
removed with a mandatory interactive confirmation to proceed.

I had tried to install this package, which is one of the dependencies
for building Wine from source:

Wine ... configure: 32-bit/64-bit libnetapi not found, Samba NetAPI
won't be supported.

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

** Description changed:

- sudo apt install samba-dev:i386
+ Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS:  sudo apt install samba-dev:i386
  
  Installs a bunch of stuff relating to the libreoffice suite and at the
  tail end of the installation of the above-named package, apt removes a
  plethora of absolutely essential packages need to use Ubuntu, including,
  but not limited to the entire desktop, gdm, and the ability to access
  the internet to download any packages with apt.  The entire virtual
  machine was broken after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be
  restored from a backup.

** Summary changed:

- samba-dev:i386 removes desktop and makes Ubuntu unusable.
+ samba-dev:i386 removes desktop and makes Ubuntu 22.04.1 unusable.

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS:  sudo apt install samba-dev:i386
  
  Installs a bunch of stuff relating to the libreoffice suite and at the
  tail end of the installation of the above-named package, apt removes a
  plethora of absolutely essential packages need to use Ubuntu, including,
  but not limited to the entire desktop, gdm, and the ability to access
  the internet to download any packages with apt.  The entire virtual
  machine was broken after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be
- restored from a backup.
+ restored from a backup.  Please either have apt refuse to install samba-
+ dev:i386, or at the very least, provide a complete list of essential
+ packages that will be removed.
+ 
+ I had tried to install this package, which is one of the dependencies
+ for building Wine from source:
+ 
+ Wine ... configure: 32-bit/64-bit libnetapi not found, Samba NetAPI
+ won't be supported.

** Summary changed:

- samba-dev:i386 removes desktop and makes Ubuntu 22.04.1 unusable.
+ samba-dev:i386 breaks Ubuntu 22.04.1.

** Summary changed:

- samba-dev:i386 breaks Ubuntu 22.04.1.
+ Installing samba-dev:i386 breaks Ubuntu 22.04.1.

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS:  sudo apt install samba-dev:i386
  
  Installs a bunch of stuff relating to the libreoffice suite and at the
  tail end of the installation of the above-named package, apt removes a
  plethora of absolutely essential packages need to use Ubuntu, including,
  but not limited to the entire desktop, gdm, and the ability to access
  the internet to download any packages with apt.  The entire virtual
- machine was broken after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be
- restored from a backup.  Please either have apt refuse to install samba-
- dev:i386, or at the very least, provide a complete list of essential
- packages that will be removed.
+ machine (other than a rudimentary terminal when booting up) was broken
+ after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be restored from a backup.
+ Please either have apt refuse to install samba-dev:i386, or at the very
+ least, provide a complete list of essential packages that will be
+ removed.
  
  I had tried to install this package, which is one of the dependencies
  for building Wine from source:
  
  Wine ... configure: 32-bit/64-bit libnetapi not found, Samba NetAPI
  won't be supported.

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS:  sudo apt install samba-dev:i386
  
  Installs a bunch of stuff relating to the libreoffice suite and at the
  tail end of the installation of the above-named package, apt removes a
  plethora of absolutely essential packages need to use Ubuntu, including,
  but not limited to the entire desktop, gdm, and the ability to access
  the internet to download any packages with apt.  The entire virtual
  machine (other than a rudimentary terminal when booting up) was broken
  after installing samba-dev:i386 and needed to be restored from a backup.
  Please either have apt refuse to install samba-dev:i386, or at the very
  least, provide a complete list of essential packages that will be
- removed.
+ removed with a mandatory interactive confirmation to proceed.
  
  I had tried to install this package, which is one of the dependencies
  for building Wine from source:
  
  Wine ... configure: 32-bit/64-bit libnetapi not found, Samba NetAPI
  won't be supported.

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  Installing samba-dev:i386 breaks Ubuntu 22.04.1.

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