Bug#579522: tasksel - Removes packages without consent

2010-10-31 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
So as already discussed offline, the best would be to drop -y from the aptitude install invocation. If there are unmet dependencies, aptitude would prompt for a confirmation, in which case tasksel could just relay the question to the user. -S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lis

Bug#579522: tasksel - Removes packages without consent

2010-10-31 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:52:39AM +0100, Serafeim Zanikolas wrote: > Hi, > > I see two approaches here. Run aptitude in simulation mode, parse the output, > and ask for user confirmation if any removals are required. > > Alternatively, tweak aptitude to not install any pac

Bug#579522: tasksel - Removes packages without consent

2010-10-31 Thread Serafeim Zanikolas
Hi, I see two approaches here. Run aptitude in simulation mode, parse the output, and ask for user confirmation if any removals are required. Alternatively, tweak aptitude to not install any packages that require removals. I don't know or use aptitude but from the little I've looked into the manu