* cmdline/apt-get.cc:

  - only error out if both "APT::Get::Autoremove" is set to true and "APT::Get::Remove" to false, in this case the the save options wins and apt will abort

cmdline/apt-get.cc

@@ -1398,7 +1398,8 @@ bool DoAutomaticRemove(CacheFile &Cache)
    if(Debug)
       std::cout << "DoAutomaticRemove()" << std::endl;
 
-   if (_config->FindB("APT::Get::Remove",true) == false)
+   if (_config->FindB("APT::Get::AutomaticRemove") &&
+       _config->FindB("APT::Get::Remove",true) == false)
       return _error->Error(_("We are not supposed to delete stuff, can't "
 			     "start AutoRemover"));