I know this is "bad", but a "full wedge" is worse.

diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
index 79c5f9bdf719cbf9483c51484aca7573c7d37f82..bdef7b516a40176745680f14f29385ad39d0caa4 100644 (file)
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc
@@ -1759,6 +1759,7 @@ bool pkgDPkgPM::Go(APT::Progress::PackageManager *progress)
         case Item::Remove:
         case Item::Purge:
         ADDARGC("--force-depends");
+        ADDARGC("--force-remove-reinstreq");
         if (std::any_of(I, J, ItemIsEssential))
            ADDARGC("--force-remove-essential");
         ADDARGC("--remove");