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Re: stupid questions about apt-get/dpkg



On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:35:43PM +0600, Bram Dumolin wrote:
> re all,
> 
> How do you simply replace a package with another package that offers the same functionality?
> exim provides mail-transport-agent

apt-get install postfix

exim gets removed, postfix gets installed.  

> qmail as well
> 
> so I want to upgrade mail-transport-agent from exim to qmail
> 
> What's the best way to do that? Pointers on a good apt-get/dpkg faq?

qmail is not packaged except as source because its non-free.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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