Re: need input: essential packages and pre-depends
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James Troup writes:
> Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
> > > I can't see any reason for ncurses-bin to be essential.
> >
> > Well, I can see a reason: if the console is so messed up that you
> > don't even see "dpkg" when you write it, and you have not clear or
> > reset, then you have a problem.
>
> That's not enough reason to make a package Essential, the policy
> manual clearly states that removing a required package can leave your
> system totally FUBAR, [...]
... in which case it should be probably essential also.
The paragraph you quoted talks about required packages, both essential and
non-essential, so, frankly, I have no idea why you quoted it.
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