Re: stupid questions about apt-get/dpkg
re,
Ethan Benson(erbenson@alaska.net)@Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 11:38:57PM -0900:
> > 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.
oic, I just tried with qmail, but that was the .deb I created from source, so I imagine the dependency info is not in there...
I never tried with something else.
> > 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.
I know, but I think qmail is a very good MTA, it being non-free is not entirely true.
It's non-free to distribute as binary, but it is as source...
So free enough for me :)
DJB should change his policy, especially with all the bind shit happening right now, djbdns could become one of the major DNS systems.
Well, too bad, I prefer security over functionality.
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