On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 11:29:54AM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 16 feb 21, 16:37:20, Kevin Shell wrote: > > Hello Debian Users. > > > > Why Debian does't have a switchable MTA mechanism > > to allow install multiple MTAs at the same time? > > Why do you need this? >
For convenience when one evaluating or learning between multiple MTAs etc. > > Fedora, Centos etc. allow users to install multiple MTAs at the same > > multiple MTAs at the same time. > > There's a "alternatives --config mta" command > > to allow to choose between alternative MTA. > > Installing and removing/purging packages has traditionally been very > easy in Debian, removing/purging one MTA & reinstalling another MTA in the above situation is unnecessary and inconvenient. >such a mechanism would have limited benefits for > significant added complexity. > Is this a difficult task? Isn't Debian already has a /etc/alternatives/ mechanism? -- kevin
