Public bug reported: Binary package hint: phppgadmin
In an effort to reduce unnecessary packages installed onto our servers, we should change the recommends dependency of postgresql-doc for phppgadmin to suggests. 1. The postgresql-doc package does not extend the functionality of phpPgAdmin. 2. There is no way to view the documentation from phppgadmin. 3. It is not easy to view documentation on a console only server which is where phpPgAdmin is usually found. >From the Debian Policy Manual: Recommends - This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency. Suggests - This is used to declare that one package may be more useful with one or more others. Using this field tells the packaging system and the user that the listed packages are related to this one and can perhaps enhance its usefulness, but that installing this one without them is perfectly reasonable. Changing postgresql-doc from recommends to suggests for phppgadmin would also make it more consistent with other packages that have documentation versions too. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: phppgadmin 4.2.2-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-server 2.6.32.27+drm33.12 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-server x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Feb 24 21:02:44 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110211.1) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: phppgadmin ** Affects: phppgadmin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/724714 Title: Package phppgadmin should not recommend postgresql-doc -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs