Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues
---- Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> 1.You run Debian. You need a mail transport agent. Many
> scripts are set up to mail information to root. Without a MTA,
> this doesn't happen. Out-of-the-box exim4 on Etch will deliver
> local mail only.
Not true.
If one runs a workstation (like me)
there is no real need for exim or other MTA:
- workstation user does not and does
not need to read root's mail
- runnig unconfigured MTA loads the
system and is one more security issue.
That's why I removed exim off using
kpackage (not tasksel)
Etch installs without exim if you deselect
ALL items. Then "apt-get install" or "aptitude" only
packages you need, the rest will be done with dependencies.
After all, automatic dependency tracking
is one of best features of debian.
regards
zb
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