On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 05:42:01AM -0500, Michael B Allen wrote: > Colin Watson wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 04:14:45AM -0500, Michael B Allen wrote: > >> apt-get install webalizer wants to install X libs. I don't want X > >> libs. How can I break this dependency so I can install webalizer > >> without X? > > > > Recompile webalizer from the Debian source package, altering it so that > > it doesn't build the X bits. > > > > xlibs isn't *that* large a package, though. > > I baulk at the idea of installing 7.5MB of X libraries just for The > Webalizer.
Obviously not just for webalizer, since I believe I've seen you asking about other packages that indirectly depend on xlibs. > It's not right! The real question is; why does it need X libraries? Probably for the GD graphics library's XPM output. In fact - how about 'apt-get install webalizer libgd2-noxpm'? I suggest getting used to using 'apt-cache show <package>' and reading Depends: lines to work out where dependencies come from. Good package management frontends (i.e. not apt-get) should be able to tell you, too; even the venerable dselect can do this, so I'd imagine aptitude can as well. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
