Re: breaking depenancies
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 04:14:45AM -0500, Michael B Allen wrote:
>> apt-get install webalizer wants to install X libs. I don't want X
>> libs. How can I break this dependency so I can install webalizer
>> without X?
>
> Recompile webalizer from the Debian source package, altering it so that
> it doesn't build the X bits.
>
> xlibs isn't *that* large a package, though.
I baulk at the idea of installing 7.5MB of X libraries just for The Webalizer.
It's not right! The real question is; why does it need X libraries?
Off to compile source ....
Mike
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