Re: Fake fulfilled dependency without dummy package

["Karl E. Jørgensen" <karl@jorgensen.org.uk>]

Hi

On 17/08/13 17:10, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> IIRC there's a command that can fake, that an unmet dependency is
> fulfilled. I already searched for apt, dpkg, aptitude regarding to this
> subject, but had no success.
>
> Am I mistake, is a dummy package needed?
Well... not a command per se, but the package "equivs" contains commands
that can generate dummy packages for you.

Technically, a dummy package is never "needed" - otherwise it would not
be a dummy (!). But it is useful if you want to use a locally-installed
version of a package that other packages depend on: The dummy package
will fool the package management system into thinking the dependency is
resolved.

-- 
Karl