Bug#51920: dpkg: [C]onfigure and [R]emove are no longer necessary (sp?)

[Elie Rosenblum <fnord@cosanostra.net>]

On Sat, Dec 04, 1999 at 06:23:38PM -0200, cesarb@web4u.com.br wrote:
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.6.1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Since with modern package acquisition methods [I]nstall also configures and
> removes packages, I don't see much need for [C]onfigure and [R]emove (I see no
> need to [A]ccess too, but that's another completely different thread).
> 
> -- System Information
> Debian Release: potato
> Kernel Version: Linux cesarb2 2.2.13 #1 Sat Nov 20 20:59:58 BRST 1999 i586 unknown
> 
> Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
> ii  libc6           2.1.2-10       GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
> ii  libncurses4     4.2-3.4        Shared libraries for terminal handling

Since I don't see anything that says apt is mandatory (though I would
have a hard time seeing why anyone wouldn't want to use it, nowadays),
this sounds a bit premature.

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