Re: make anacron a base package
On Thu, Mar 25, 1999 at 05:40:33PM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > Can't we move anacron to a base package?
> >
> > On a not-24h-run computer, the system need anacron to make this work
> > (update the locate-db for example) and on a 24h-run computer anacron
> > don't disturb the computer.
>
> Not base package, no. Anacron is neither needed for booting the
> computer nor for rescuing it. Important or standard, maybe. At the
> moment cron Suggests: anacron; maybe it could Recommend: it?
Suggests is fine.
Recommends is evil. dselect won't take "no" for an answer on a
recommended package.
this would annoy the hell out of anyone who didn't need and didn't want
anacron.
craig
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craig sanders
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