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Bug#225344: base-config: depends on "aptitude"



Package: base-config
Version: 2.03
Severity: normal

Hi,

Why does "base-config" depend on aptitude?  I think that
"suggests" is more appropriate.

    $ apt_show base-config | grep -i -E '(version|depends):'
    Version: 2.03
    Depends: debconf (>= 1.3.22), apt, adduser, console-data (>= 2002.12.04dbs-16), console-tools, passwd (>= 20000902-6), bsdutils (>= 1:2.11l), aptitude

Thanks,
-- 
Jeff Sheinberg


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/sarge
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux l1.bsrd.net 2.4.22-3 #1 Sun Dec 14 11:21:20 EST 2003 i586
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.51             Add and remove users and groups
ii  apt                     0.5.14           Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  aptitude                0.2.13-2         curses-based apt frontend
ii  bsdutils                1:2.12-3         Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii  console-data            2002.12.04dbs-26 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall
ii  console-tools           1:0.2.3dbs-44    Linux console and font utilities
ii  debconf                 1.3.22           Debian configuration management sy
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-12       Change and administer password and

-- debconf information:
  base-config/menu/mta: 
  tzconfig/select_zone: 
  tzconfig/verify_choices: true
* base-config/intro: 
* apt-setup/security-updates: true
* base-config/run-tasksel: false
* apt-setup/another: false
  mirror/distribution: stable
  base-config/title: 
  base-config/menu/finish: 
* base-config/stop-ppp: false
* apt-setup/mirror: ftp.us.debian.org
  base-config/start-display-manager: true
  base-config/menu/apt-setup: 
  base-config/menu/keyboard: 
  tzconfig/title: 
  apt-setup/directory: /debian/
* base-config/install-problem: true
  tzconfig/change_timezone: false
  base-config/pkgsel: 
  base-config/menu/hostname: 
  apt-setup/cd/another: false
* apt-setup/non-free: true
  apt-setup/badedit: 
* apt-setup/non-us: true
  apt-setup/baddir: 
  base-config/menu/pkgsel: 
  base-config/menu/apt-get: 
  base-config/menu/timezone: 
  base-config/menu/intro: 
  base-config/menu/passwd: 
  apt-setup/hostname: ftp.us.debian.org
  base-config/menu/pon: 
  base-config/login: 
* tzconfig/gmt: true
  apt-setup/title: 
  mirror/http/proxy: 
* apt-setup/contrib: true
  apt-setup/non-us-failed: 
  base-config/main-menu: 
* tzconfig/geographic_area: US
* base-config/run-dselect: false
  apt-setup/cd/dev: /dev/cdrom
* apt-setup/country: United States
  debian-installer/keymap: 
* base-config/remove-pcmcia: true
  apt-setup/badsource: 
* base-config/use-ppp: false
* apt-setup/uri_type: edit sources list by hand
  base-config/get-hostname: 
  apt-setup/not-mirror: 
  base-config/retry-ppp: true
* base-config/login-with-tty: 
  apt-setup/security-updates-failed: 
  base-config/menu/shell: 
  base-config/pkgsel-short: done
* apt-setup/cd/bad: 
  base-config/invalid-hostname: 





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