Re: Virtual provides?
On 13 Jul 1998, Edvard Majakari wrote:
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: I think it is not possible to create a file containing so called
: 'virtual provides', which would contain strings like 'mta, httpd,
: news-server' etc. This way, I can install Qmail on my own, put the
: appropriate string somewhere and debian would realize service (mta) is
: already provided.
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: This feature would be really nice. At our system there's often need
: (or desire) to compile a package from .tgz, and there should be some
: way to tell the system what service(s) it provides..
Look at the `equivs' package - it does exactly what you want.
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