On 2018-07-16, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: >> >> In this particular case the result of 'aptitude why' is misleading, to >> say the least: >> >> $ aptitude why speech-dispatcher >> i grub2 Depends grub-common (= 2.02~beta3-5) >> i A grub-common Suggests desktop-base (>= 4.0.6) >> i A desktop-base Suggests gnome | kde-standard | xfce4 | wmaker >> p gnome Depends gnome-orca (>= 3.22) >> p gnome-orca Depends speech-dispatcher (>= 0.8) > > I get a list in a different format:
I would say your format is the same, but your output is somewhat different. >> richard@debian-jan13:~$ aptitude why speech-dispatcher >> i task-mate-desktop Recommends gnome-orca >> i A gnome-orca Depends speech-dispatcher (>= 0.8) curty@einstein:~$ aptitude why speech-dispatcher i gdm3 Suggests gnome-orca i A gnome-orca Depends speech-dispatcher (>= 0.8) > Can you suggest why? > I'm running the i386 flavor of Debian 9. > I'm of the opinion we're all running different machines with different sets of software, and this explains that (could be wrong, though). > -- The superintendent and the gang bosses all turned out with revolvers in black holsters strapped around their waists and one of them made a speech in English and another one Sicilian saying that this was a squareshooting concern that had always treated laborers square and if they didn’t like it they could get the hell out. --John Dos Passos, 1919 (second book of U.S.A. trilogy)
