On Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 12:57:49AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > No, the base-files package (effectively) provides those files. New bo, > hamm, slink and potato systems work without that package, therefore it is > not essential. It is essential not to remove it though! > > > In this case I don't see why one should remove "base", other than > > making the system aesthetically nicer. Is this the real reason? > > Perhaps it is -- I think it is a valid reason anyway. It seems to me the base-files maintainer should be aware that his package cannot be installed alongside the obsolete base package. He should also be aware that base-passwd cannot be. I know base-passwd has seen updates since I installed it, these updates are NOT reflected in base. Further, not installing base-files at some point WILL hose your system once migration to FHS happens because without base-files installed to make the transition things are going to get messy. -- Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> Debian GNU/Linux developer PGP: E8D68481E3A8BB77 8EE22996C9445FBE The Source Comes First! To boldly go where no bunch of geeks have gone before :) --Joel Klecker
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