Re: RETRACTED msql 2.0.3-4
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On 14 Jun 1998, Guy Maor wrote:
> passwd is required and that is enough. You can assume that all
> required packages are always on the system.
I disagree. Since you are able to remove a required-but-non-essential
package and dpkg does not complain, required-but-non-essential packages
are not guaranteed to be always on the system.
> So it's fine if the preinst just calls useradd without any checks or
> predependencies.
I thought that only the essential flag allows a Dependency or
Predependency to be missing. Is this a bug in the policy manual?
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