Hi Frans! On Wed, 20 May 2009 17:31:04 +0200 Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> wrote: > On Wednesday 20 May 2009, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl wrote: > > Frans Pop schrieb: > > >> Sorry if this "issue" was already discussed and if this is not a > > >> problem, but when installing a basic Debian system (only the > > >> minimal system, without selecting anything when tasksel > > >> appears), I see that some packages are installed but don't see > > >> to be needed. For example (Lenny install): > > >> libsasl2-2 > > >> libgnutls26 > > > > [..] > > > > > I also don't see why deborphan should report them. mutt depends on > > > the first and exim4-daemon-light on the second. Both are packages > > > that should be installed by default. > > > > Are you sure exim4-daemon-light and mutt are being installed when > > selecting no task at all? I thought they only came when at least > > "standard system" is selected (which doesn't seem to be the case > > here). That is what I was going to ask. mutt and exim4 aren't installed if the "Standard system" task isn't selected. deborphan catches libsasl2-2 and libgnutls26. If removed then the other libraries (libgcrypt11 and libtasn1-3; libgpg-error0) stay without reverse-dependencies (deborphan reports them too). At least from an user point of view, they are 5 unneeded libs, right? > That does not change the fact that the libs are installed in their > own right by debootstrap because of their priority. > If their priority is incorrect, then that's something for the FTP > masters. But I did not check the full reverse dependency list, I just > picked out a few programs I recognized. Still using the minimal install example (without selection "standard system" nor other task), shouldn't them have their priority lowered then? Thank you! Best regards, Nelson
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