reopen 1116080 thanks > > I see that the package upgrade-system (version 1.11.0) recommends > > deborphan which is not in unstable. > > This is not a bug. This is a feature. If deborphan remained after an > upgrade from older releases, can use it. In fact, the Recommends > prevents APT from removing it unless explicitly requested.
TIL! > > Should it be dropped or changed? > > No. Since the Debian policy in "2.2.1. The main archive area" [1] says: """ In addition, the packages in main * must not require or recommend a package outside of main for compilation or execution (thus, the package must not declare a Pre-Depends, Depends, Recommends, Build-Depends, Build-Depends-Indep, or Build-Depends-Arch relationship on a non-main package unless that package is only listed as a non-default alternative for a package in main), """ -Perhaps upgrade-system should just use the work around without trying to use "deborphan"? -It could have "deborphan" as Suggested package. I haven't tried it but reading [2] (search for "APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant") it might be that packages in Suggests are not uninstalled if "apt" is using that setting as well. Do you happen to know? I can try but there might be some corner cases that you know better. [1]: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#the-main-archive-area [2]: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s05s05.en.html Thanks, -- Carles Pina i Estany https://carles.pina.cat | [email protected] | [email protected]
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