Hi! After compiling my own exim 2.10, I'd like to remove smail that has been installed on my system.
|=>ROOT<[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root # dpkg --purge smail |dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of smail: | mailagent depends on sendmail | smail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package sendmail is not installed. | Package smail is to be removed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | mailx depends on smail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package smail is to be removed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | anacron depends on smail | sendmail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package smail is to be removed. | Package sendmail is not installed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | mailagent depends on sendmail | smail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package sendmail is not installed. | Package smail is to be removed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | mailx depends on smail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package smail is to be removed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | elm-me+ depends on mail-transport-agent; however: | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | smartlist depends on mail-transport-agent; however: | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. | anacron depends on smail | sendmail | mail-transport-agent; however: | Package smail is to be removed. | Package sendmail is not installed. | Package mail-transport-agent is not installed. | Package smail which provides mail-transport-agent is to be removed. |dpkg: error processing smail (--purge): | dependency problems - not removing |Errors were encountered while processing: | smail |=>ROOT<[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root # How do I tell dpkg that mail-transport-agent is present even if I uninstall smail and that I take responsibility? Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29