On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 11:14:24AM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > But maybe one should change the first statement in the package > description: > https://packages.debian.org/sid/build-essential > > "If you do not plan to build Debian packages, you don't > need this package."
If you want to do any compiling then you'll need this package. > (It is so odd to have to assume GNU/Linux without C compiler > stuff. That's like having no shell. Semi-androidly.) I think the reasoning is that installing it on servers is like having a sophisticated locksmithing workshop in an unlocked garage outside your locked home. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X