On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Bob Proulx <[email protected]> wrote: > Olaf van der Spek wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >> > It is possible to specify --purge along with install in that case. >> > apt-get install --purge lighttpd >> > If APT's package solution is okay (you agree and press 'Y') then when >> > apache2 is removed it will be purged and no configuration files will >> >> Why? AFAIK apache2 and lighttpd can be installed at the same time. > > The why would be if a local admin user was opposed to having apache2 > installed at all then the install --purge combination provides a way > to transition from having apache2 installed to having it purged in one > step. *I* am fine with having multiple of them installed. I am not > saying that you can't have them both installed. But for people > supporting this bug as a bug that it shouldn't require apache2 but > should instead allow them to select lighttpd then the above is an > available and useful transition strategy. I pointed it out since I > don't think the knowledge that 'install --purge' is a valid and useful > combination is universally known.
Right, but why would "apt-get install --purge lighttpd" remove apache2? -- Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
