Bug#161677: marked as done (apt-get remove want to remove some further important packages)
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
I want to remove exim, but this procedure want to remove some other
important packages like at, samba, ...
flinker:~# apt-get --purge remove exim
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
at* diffmon* exim* linuxconf* logrotate* mailx* mutt* samba*
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 8 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 25.9MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
The other packages aren't marked for removing. Example:
ii at 3.1.8-11 Delayed job execution and batch processing
I don't understand why want removal of exim also want to remove some
other packages. Only a mistake?
Sorry if if don't post some importand info. This is my first bug report.
I use a woody only system.
Ruediger
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Subject: Re: Bug#161677: apt-get remove want to remove some further important
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On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Ruediger Noack wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.4
>
> I want to remove exim, but this procedure want to remove some other
> important packages like at, samba, ...
>
> flinker:~# apt-get --purge remove exim
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> at* diffmon* exim* linuxconf* logrotate* mailx* mutt* samba*
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 8 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 25.9MB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
> Abort.
>
> The other packages aren't marked for removing. Example:
>
> ii at 3.1.8-11 Delayed job execution and batch processing
>
> I don't understand why want removal of exim also want to remove some
> other packages. Only a mistake?
>
> Sorry if if don't post some importand info. This is my first bug report.
> I use a woody only system.
Because the other packages depend on a mail-transport-agent. Exim provides
mail-transport-agent. So, apt will remove the other packages.
Install another mail-transport-agent, and all will be well.
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