On Sun, May 02, 2004 at 11:30:08AM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote: > Yes, I have seen this discussed before; but, I cannot find the Debian > consensus solution. Which search criteria ought I to use in the > archives? > > I have a box on which I want to install qmail from source. In order to > get it to run, I need to remove/purge *all* other MTA's (e.g., exim, > nullmailer, &c.) > > In doing so, there are DEB's with MTA dependencies, and removing/purging > DEB MTA's _also_ removes these dependent packages. > > I do not want to remove these other packages. In fact, there will be an > MTA on the box; but, aptitude does not know about it. > > What is the best way to accomplish this?
The best ) make your own deb package http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html#s-port 2nd best ) use equivs http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html#s-equivs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
