Bug#711364: openssh-server: hard dependency on sysv-rc, not accepting file-rc as alternative
Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:6.2p2-3
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy 3.5
# apt-get install openssh-server
[....]
The following packages will be REMOVED:
file-rc
[...]
# apt-cache show openssh-server | grep Depends
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), libcomerr2 (>= 1.01), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.10+dfsg~), libkrb5-3 (>= 1.6.dfsg.2), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1), libwrap0 (>= 7.6-4~), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), openssh-client (= 1:6.2p2-3), sysv-rc (>= 2.88dsf-24), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-9), adduser (>= 3.9), dpkg (>= 1.9.0), lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian3), procps
This hard dependency on 'sysv-rc (>= 2.88dsf-24)' causes problems
for systems using file-rc (which replaces sysv-rc), please use
sysv-rc (>= 2.88dsf-24) | file-rc
in Depends instead.
regards,
-mika-
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