Package: cdebconf Version: 0.130 Severity: normal In order for cdebconf to replace debconf, cdebconf would need to be installable in a basic Debian environment where gtk+ would be unavailable. Installing cdebconf instead of debconf in such a situation brings in intolerable numbers of dependencies, even if the gtk+ frontend is not going to be used (e.g. on a buildd or chroot). cdebconf needs a package split (or possibly more than one) so that the gtk+ frontend is optional, along with it's dependencies. This would produce: Versions of packages cdebconf depends on: ii libc6 2.7-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdebian-installer4 0.58 Library of common debian-installer ii libnewt0.52 0.52.2-11.2 Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit - tex ii libtextwrap1 0.1-6 text-wrapping library with i18n - Much better for a genuine debconf replacement. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages cdebconf depends on: ii libatk1.0-0 1.22.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit ii libc6 2.7-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcairo2 1.6.4-1+b1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra ii libdebian-installer4 0.58 Library of common debian-installer pn libdirectfb-0.9-25 <none> (no description available) ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.3-2 The GLib library of C routines ii libgtk-directfb-2.0-0 2.12.9-4 The GTK+ graphical user interface ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-4 The GTK+ graphical user interface ii libnewt0.52 0.52.2-11.2 Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit - tex ii libpango1.0-0 1.20.2-2 Layout and rendering of internatio ii libtextwrap1 0.1-6 text-wrapping library with i18n - cdebconf recommends no packages.
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