Quoting Julian Andres Klode (2017-08-19 00:18:54) > > > Currently (for Buster) the fdisk package is being made > > > 'pseudo-essential' via a dependency from the Essential util-linux > > > package, where the tools was split out from. (This is also to support > > > upgrades from Stretch to Buster.) > > > The plan is to drop this dependency (making fdisk no longer > > > pseudo-essential) for Buster+1 (Bullseye). The Priority field will > > > likely be set to important so fdisk utilities will still be part of any > > > normal installation, but will then be deinstallable. > > > > Why not setting in recommand ? It will be installed by default but > > could be deinstalled > > I guess because debootstrap does not install Recommends?
Every package which requires fdisk would still need to be adjusted to add a Depends relationship exactly for the reason you cited: if fdisk becomes a Recommends then it can be de-installed, thus breaking packages that require it. Thus, making it a Recommends would not change the fact that now some packages have to be adjusted. cheers, josch
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