Re: Overrides file additions

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@pilgrim.umass.edu>]

Hi,

	I have a question about the kernel-image-X.X.XX packages.
They are "Required" in the sense that a system without a kernel image
is, well, not a unix system at all.

	However, any particular kernel-image-X.X.XX package is not
required to be on the system, I could have a different version, or I
might be using other means to boot the system (floppy, loadlin, etc),
and this the image package is merely an "Important" one.

	I think that a kernel image is just Important, not required.
Also, now each version of the image package is a separate package, so
it won't automatically upgrade the old images. Since it is well nigh
impossible to get rid of an old, "Required", kernel image using
dselect, it should not be labeled Required.

	If the latter (kernel image == Important) is the case, then
the override file should be so modified.

	manoj
--
If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest
shopping center in the world?  -- Richard M. Nixon %%
Manoj Srivastava               Systems Research Programmer, Project Pilgrim,
Phone: (413) 545-3918                A143B Lederle Graduate Research Center,
Fax:   (413) 545-1249         University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
<srivasta@pilgrim.umass.edu> <URL:http://www.pilgrim.umass.edu/%7Esrivasta/>