@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from jsonwrapper import JsonWrapper

 from menu import Menu

 from window import Window

 from actionresult import ActionResult

+import re

 class PackageSelector(object):

     def __init__(self,  maxy, maxx, install_config, options_file):

@@ -41,7 +42,11 @@ class PackageSelector(object):

                 if "remove" in install_option[1]:

                     for package in install_option[1]["remove"]:

-                        package_list.remove(package)

+                        regex = re.compile(r'^'+str(package)+'-[0-9]')

+                        pkgs = [x for x in package_list if regex.search(x)]

+                        for p in pkgs:

+                            pkg = p.encode('utf-8')

+                            package_list.remove(pkg)

                 break

         return package_list