On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 07:16:55PM +0100, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote: : If I understand well our Debian policy, you should be able to install ALL : packages having priority >= optional, i.e. all packages but those having : "extra" priority. : : Therefore if you find one optional package that conflicts with another : optional package, then it is a bug and you may report it as such. One of : them should be downgraded to "extra".
Hmmm... (MTAs were the first that came in my mind) Package: zmailer Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: extra Section: mail Package: smail Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: important Section: mail Package: exim Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: optional Section: mail Package: ssmtp Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: optional Section: mail bye, -Remco