Re: I take it back
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:22:34 -0400
Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> wrote:
> If you install a package that is removed or absent from a subsequent
> release and you then upgrade, the package will remain installed. The
> only exception is if another package during the upgrade conflicts with
> the obsolete package, triggering a removal.
>
> If you execute 'apt-cache policy gksu' on your system, you will see
> that it is not associated with a remote repository. That means that
> your system only knows about the package because it happens to
> already be installed.
Thank you, that helps.
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