Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 10:58:23AM +0200, W. Martin Borgert wrote:
>> Btw: The wording "pseudo-package" is misleading, IMHO. We use
>> pseudo-package for "wnpp", "ftp.debian.org" etc. in the BTS.
>> This is probably a meta-package. The last sentence "You should
>> install ..." is misleading as well, as the package already
>> installs the packages via dependencies. How about:
>>
>> "This is a convenience meta-package to install proftpd-basic and
>> all modules needed for advanced features. It can savely be
>> removed without rendering proftpd non-funcional."
>
> It is commonly used as such in many other cases. And if an admin
> is not able to manage such things, well it is better for the world
> if he moves to go fishing or so.
You have been misinformed. An actual installable file such as
proftpd_1.3.1-13_all.deb is never referred to as a "pseudo-package".
"apt-cache search pseudo-package" gets one hit.
"apt-cache search meta-package" gets about twenty.
"apt-cache search metapackage" gets over 150.
Unhyphenated "metapackage" is the form generally recommended on the
debian-l10n-english list.
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
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