H.S. wrote: > > When I try to upgrade my Debian Testing machine, aptitude wants to > remove these packages (been happening for some days now; I have been > putting off upgrading in the hope that the problem would be resolved > with newer versions of packages): > dbus-1-utils [1.0.2-1] > libssp0 > > Do I need these packages? For now, I have removed libssp0 and kept a > note about it. I do C/C++ programming. If it turns out I need libssp0, I > will then try to reinstall it. >
My rule of thumb for this kind of questions is that "if the package's name does not ring a bell, you dont need it". The beauty of Debian is that, installing it at a later time (if you find that necessary) is a breeze. It might not be the case if you are running sid though! But if you are running sid, I assume you know what you are doing... hth raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
