>> task- packages are currently in the process of being dragged out back >> and shot. so i wouldn't worry about that right now. tasksel will >> soon/is working with the new non-broken method for tasks.
> Where is there info about this? AFAIK, the only really bad part > about task-packages is that they can't be used if even one of their > dependencies is broken. Other than that, they seem ok to me. I'm > curious about what's going to replace them. Here's the start of a relevant thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot-0105/msg00075.html