Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: mysql-server
Postfix is a dependancy for mysql-server on Ubuntu 9.04 server edtion.
MySQL doesn't require a mail server, having postfix as a dependancy also
presents lack of choice to user and is counter productive for a server product
to install unwanted packages and services on the system.
Packages marked with *** below:
# sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
***bsd-mailx*** libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl
libmysqlclient15off libmysqlclient16 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl
***mailx*** mysql-client-5.1 mysql-common mysql-server-5.1 ***postfix***
ssl-cert
Have to run sudo apt-get purge postfix to remove it following MySQL
install.
** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: mysql-server
Postfix is a dependancy for mysql-server on Ubuntu 9.04 server edtion.
MySQL doesn't require a mail server, having postfix as a dependancy also
presents lack of choice to user and is counter productive for a server product
to install unwanted packages and services on the system.
Packages marked with *** below:
# sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
***bsd-mailx*** libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl
libmysqlclient15off libmysqlclient16 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl
***mailx*** mysql-client-5.1 mysql-common mysql-server-5.1 ***postfix***
ssl-cert
+
+ Have to run sudo apt-get purge postfix to remove it following MySQL
+ install.
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Postfix is dependancy for MySQL Server on server edition
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370445
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