Re: how do i "outsmart" apt-get regarding package dependencies?
On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 09:01:08AM -0500, Bryan K. Walton wrote:
> Good Morning,
> We have a new Debian mail server running woody. I have a question
> about this server and apt-get. There are a number of packages on this
> server that we have built from source (apache, sendmail, cyrus) due to
> some complex things we include in our builds.
> However, there are a number of programs that I need to install
> (logrotate, mailx, etc.) that need an MTA. apt-get doesn't know or think
> that we have one installed since sendmail was compiled from source.
> Therefore, it demands to download exim, or another mta of our choice:
>
> -- SNIP --
>
> root@linux2:/home/bryanw# apt-get -f -s install logrotate
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> exim mailx
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> exim logrotate mailx
> 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Inst exim (3.35-1 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
> Inst mailx (1:8.1.2-0.20020411cvs-1 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
> Inst logrotate (3.5.9-8 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
> Conf exim (3.35-1 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
> Conf mailx (1:8.1.2-0.20020411cvs-1 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
> Conf logrotate (3.5.9-8 Debian:3.0r1a/stable)
>
> -- END SNIP --
>
> Is there a way that I can make apt-get realize that we already have an
> MTA running?
I believe there is. Best 2 read the apt howto. Specifically Section 4.1.
t-ir
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