Re: Will woody ever become stable?
jules@jellybean.co.uk (Jules Bean) writes:
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 01:35:01PM +0100, Torsten Landschoff wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 11:47:02AM +0000, Jules Bean wrote:
> > > > 'dpkg -s' shows section utils, but apt-cache shows section base.
> > > > IIRC, dpkg is using the info from the package while apt-cache
> > > > is using the info from the Packages file, which is definitive.
> > >
> > > Yes, that means it is overridden to base in the override file. I'm
> > > just wondering why...
> >
> > AFAIK the b-f's ask if you want to generate a boot floppy. My guess is
> > that fdutils is needed for this so it is in base.
>
> Ah. Makes sense. Since all disks these days are sold preformatted,
> it's a long time since I've had to do that.
>
Oh, you do trust preformatted bought floppy disks? I always format
floppy disks before any usage just to be sure it is not physically
damaged in any way. They don't make them as they used to before.
Cheers, P. *8^)
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