Re: Intention to change priority of console-tools
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Wartan Hachaturow wrote:
> Currently there is a serious RC bug #114593 opened against
> console-tools:
>
> "#114593: console-tools has priority required, depends on important
> pkgs"
>
> I am going to change priority to important, since average English user
> can live without console-tools.
> Any comments?
You have to think about the average Debian user, not the average English user.
The description of `required' priority says if you remove a required
package "you may not even be able to use dpkg to put things back".
console-tools contains /bin/loadkeys (note that it's in /bin, not /usr/bin).
Have you ever tried to use dpkg on a system where the keyboard does
not work properly? (you might not even be able to type dpkg --help).
I think console-tools should remain required.
BTW: What are those important packages on which console-tools depends?
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