system-packages-el and #1042902

[Lev Lamberov <dogsleg@debian.org>]

Hi,

As reported in #1042902 system-packages-el in some configurations sets
its system-packages-package-manager variable to a wrong value. The
upstream documentation says that

  The package attempts to guess which package manager you use. If it
  guesses wrong (or you'd like to set it manually), you may modify the
  variable =system-packages-package-manager=.

Typically one uses apt/apt-get in Debian, so I think it is justified to
set the variable to apt by default. I can imagine someone who uses other
package managers in Debian, but guess these users are not our primary
target audience so to say.

What the team thinks about the issue? Should the variable be set to apt
by default in Debian? If yes, where would you suggest to set it?

Regards,
Lev