Won't someone please tell me why Debian is installing mono by default with the installation of Gnome on Lenny?
Tue Mar 25, 12:13 # aptitude install gnome
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
gamin
The following packages have been kept back:
rpm{a}
The following NEW packages will be installed:
....
libmono-addins0.2-cil{a}
libmono-cairo1.0-cil{a} libmono-corlib1.0-cil{a} libmono-corlib2.0-cil{a}
libmono-data-tds1.0-cil{a} libmono-data-tds2.0-cil{a}
libmono-i18n1.0-cil{a} libmono-i18n2.0-cil{a} libmono-security1.0-cil{a}
libmono-security2.0-cil{a} libmono-sharpzip0.84-cil{a}
libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil{a} libmono-system-data1.0-cil{a}
libmono-system-data2.0-cil{a} libmono-system-web1.0-cil{a}
libmono-system-web2.0-cil{a} libmono-system1.0-cil{a}
libmono-system2.0-cil{a} libmono0{a} libmono1.0-cil{a} libmono2.0-cil{a}
....
mono-common{a} mono-gac{a} mono-jit{a} mono-runtime{a}
...
tomboy{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
abiword{a}
0 packages upgraded, 262 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 54.5MB/283MB of archives. After unpacking 780MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gamin: Conflicts: fam but 2.7.0-13.1 is to be installed.
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Keep the following packages at their current version:
fam [Not Installed]
Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
gnome-desktop-environment recommends fam
gnome-screensaver recommends rss-glx
nautilus recommends fam
Score is -541
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] HELL NO!
And....WTF is this: $ aptitude search mono
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p libmono-microsoft-build2.0-cil - Mono Microsoft.Build libraries
p libmono-microsoft7.0-cil - Mono Microsoft libraries
p libmono-microsoft8.0-cil - Mono Microsoft libraries
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