Re: dselect and dpkg
Previously Graham Wilson wrote:
> i think it is because dpkg and dselect used to be in one package. the
> pre-depends exists so that the new setup is similar to the old one.
It exists so things don't break during an upgrade (like dselect
disappearing while you are using it). See debian-dpkg archives
for the full discussion.
Wichert.
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