On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 11:43:43PM -0700, Aaron Lehmann wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 02:25:34AM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote: > > Why would you keep something around if you don't want to run it? Debian > > makes the (correct) assumption that if you've installed something, you > > want to run it. > > That's not true. inetd is depended on by the lame metapackage netbase, > but I do not want to run inetd. >
I completely agree; however, this is a bug in netbase. AJ obviously disagrees (bug #92465) w/ me. :P -- "... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed." - Unix for Dummies, 2nd Edition -- found in the .sig of Rob Riggs, [EMAIL PROTECTED]