Hi,
On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
> Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why
> essential is neccessary, only that it should not be essential if it's
> not necessary.
My understanding is that a package is Essential if without it is
impossible to install any more packages to the system -- that is, the
package is required for proper functioning of dpkg. If my understanding
is correct, it should be easy to add in a line about when packages can
be made Essential.
manoj
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