On 2008-09-03 08:03, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > Please don't joke, adminis should be able to read a package description > and act ad due. Stupidity and shallowness cannot be fixed by packages. > Proftpd is a pseudo-package in lenny and its removing is commonly done > after upgrade without breakage. Did you mind to read documentation?
My error: I shouldn't do work before 09:00. I used "apt-get show proftpd" (without piping to pager) to print the package description and there was nothing about "pseudo-package". I did not realise that two different package descriptions were printed - the second one from stable, when proftpd wasn't "pseudo". And proftpd has no README. Still, does this mean, that somebody who had proftpd on etch, upgrades to lenny, and finally uninstalls proftpd, would have the same problem? What do you mean with "removing is commonly done"? There is no mentioning of removing the package, nor does the package look like a transitional package (e.g. "dummy" or "transitional" in the short description). Btw: The wording "pseudo-package" is misleading, IMHO. We use pseudo-package for "wnpp", "ftp.debian.org" etc. in the BTS. This is probably a meta-package. The last sentence "You should install ..." is misleading as well, as the package already installs the packages via dependencies. How about: "This is a convenience meta-package to install proftpd-basic and all modules needed for advanced features. It can savely be removed without rendering proftpd non-funcional." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
