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Why does apt-get sometimes asks for confirmation?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20266571 views
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Problem

Sometimes it does this: And sometimes not, and just assumes 'yes' and downloads automatically (I can't paste the actual output because I don't know how to reproduce it). Why?

Error Output

After this operation, 713kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Fix for: Why does apt-get sometimes asks for confirmation?

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The confirmation dialog will not only appear when you would install packages you didn't ask for, but also in the following cases: Installing packages that you didn't specifically want to install Removal of essential packages Changing a held package …

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