Quoting Martin Read (2015-07-28 15:23:09) > On 28/07/15 14:13, Ben Hutchings wrote: >> Installation of a package from the 'metapackages' section does *not* >> mark its dependencies as automatically installed. > > This statement does not appear to be correct on my Debian jessie > system using aptitude. I just experimentally marked the cinnamon-core > package in the metapackages section "install this, please" in aptitude > (without hitting the "go" button), and the dependencies I didn't > already have installed are now showing in aptitude as "piA", not "pi". Well, aptitude estimation do not reflect reality there: Try actually performing the action and inspect the resulting system. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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