Bug#1470: many base packages not Essential
Package: (many)
The following packages were in the binary/base directory on
ftp.debian.org a few days ago, but do not say `Essential: yes' in
their control files:
adduser-1.94-1 gawk-2.15.6-1 sed-2.05-4
bash-1.14.4-2 grep-2.0-3 sh-utils-1.12-3
bsdutils-1.3-1 gzip-1.2.4-6 sysklogd-1.2-11
chfn-1.0-4 hostname-1.6-2 tar-1.11.8-1
diff-2.7-3 kbd-0.90-3 textutils-1.11-2
ed-0.2-4 ld.so-1.7.7-1 timezone-7.8-1
fdflush-1.0.0-0 modules-1.2.8-1 tput-1.0-5
fileutils-3.12-2 mount-2.4-5
findutils-4.1-4 procps-0.97-4
Packages which say `Essential: yes' are protected against accidental
deinstallation - you have to say --force-remove-essential. Packages
which do not are not.
These base packages are OK:
dpkg-0.93.75 e2fsprogs-0.5b-4 image-1.2.13-2
miscutils-1.3-2 sysvinit-2.57b-0
Ian.
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