> > When I select the dovecot-core package in Synaptic, it also wants to > install > > ntpdate. > Install packages at the command line using apt-get. It lets you better see > and understand what's going on. > dovecot-core /recommends/ ntpdate. This means you can install with apt-get > --no-install-recommends and the Recommends will be shown but not > installed, leaving the judgement to you.
Ahah! OK Thanks. > > Now the dovecot-core package evidently requires ntpdate. I can't > imagine > > why this dependency would exist. And I presume this dependency will > prevent > > me from removing ntpdate after I install dovecot-core. > In apt-based systems, removing a package triggers removal of any depending > packages, but not "recommending" packages. > Just try 'apt-get remove ntpdate'. It will prompt you, and quite likely it > will say it is about to remove ntpdate and no other package. > It will do what it says it is going to do, and no more. OK. Thanks. > > Is the Debian package maintainer on the list? > He does read the list. In either case dovecot-core in ubuntu 17.04 and in > Debian stretch and jessie don't have this Recommends. > > I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? > Remove ntpdate, you'll be fine. Great. Thanks! Michael
