Bug#535849: apache2.2-common: not needed dependency on net-tools?
Package: apache2.2-common
Version: 2.2.11-6
Severity: wishlist
Hello!
While attempting to purge net-tools (in favor of iproute) on my system
one of the packages that prevented me from continuing was apache2.2-common.
I've quickly looked at why it depends on net-tools and found that
debian/apache2.2-common.postinst contains a reference to netstat, but
it never actually uses it. (NETSTAT=netstat .... but $NETSTAT is never used)
Could you please investigate if the net-tools dependency could be dropped?
If there's any reason it's still needed I'd be happy to provide any
equivalent functionality for iproute so that it can be made an alternative
dependency to net-tools.
-- Package-specific info:
List of /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load:
actions* alias auth_basic authn_file authz_default authz_groupfile
authz_host authz_user autoindex cgi dir env mime mod-dnssd
negotiation php5 setenvif ssl status userdir
(A * means that the .conf file for that module is not enabled in
/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers transitional
APT policy: (500, 'transitional'), (300, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental'), (50, 'unstable-i386'), (1, 'experimental-i386')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages apache2.2-common depends on:
ii apache2-utils 2.2.11-6 utility programs for webservers
ii apache2.2-bin 2.2.11-6 Apache HTTP Server common binary f
ii libmagic1 5.03-1 File type determination library us
ii lsb-base 3.2-22 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii mime-support 3.46-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii net-tools 1.60-23 The NET-3 networking toolkit
ii perl 5.10.0-23 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii procps 1:3.2.8-1 /proc file system utilities
Versions of packages apache2.2-common recommends:
ii ssl-cert 1.0.23 simple debconf wrapper for OpenSSL
Versions of packages apache2.2-common suggests:
pn apache2-doc <none> (no description available)
pn apache2-suexec | apache2-sue <none> (no description available)
ii elinks-lite [www-browser] 0.12~pre4-1 advanced text-mode WWW browser - l
ii epiphany-gecko [www-browser] 2.26.1-1 Intuitive GNOME web browser - Geck
ii iceweasel [www-browser] 3.0.11-1 lightweight web browser based on M
ii links [www-browser] 2.2-1+b1 Web browser running in text mode
ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.2-2.1 WWW browsable pager with excellent
Versions of packages apache2.2-common is related to:
pn apache2-mpm-event <none> (no description available)
pn apache2-mpm-itk <none> (no description available)
ii apache2-mpm-prefork 2.2.11-6 Apache HTTP Server - traditional n
pn apache2-mpm-worker <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
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