Re: Why isn't `dirmngr` installed by default in Stretch?
On 2017-01-28 07:59 +0100, Albin Otterhäll wrote:
> Why isn't the package `dirmngr` installed by default in Stretch?
Probably because of a debootstrap limitation, it does not install
recommended packages. And dirmngr does currently only have
Priority: optional, so it does not get installed.
> The package is required if you want to add external repositories' GPG
> keys.
That's why apt recommends gnupg which in turn recommends dirmngr.
Cheers,
Sven
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