Hello, On Sun 16 Mar 2025 at 02:11pm +01, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> util-linux is, I believe, in this situation. > > A lot of systems do not actually need *anything* from util-linux. > Yet is is Essential: yes, and because of the large set of programs > in it, removing the Essential flag on it will be extremely painful. > > Even more so when other packages cannot depend on it for an orderly > transition. > > ~5MB installed, give or take for libraries which may also become > removable. Thanks. Clearly this is a situation that we want to avoid happening again. I don't see how the current text would be inadequate, though. For a package like util-linux, a discussion on debian-devel would result in a resounding "no". -- Sean Whitton
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