On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Bernd Kreimeier wrote:
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> Either apt is optional, or it is not?
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Well, it _is_ optional. Why do you think packages should not conflict with
optional packages? The reason libc does this is because if you install the
new libc apt will break. This is undesirable, as you may be currently
using it to do the installation, thus the conflict. What would you have it
do instead?
Luck,
> b.
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> dpkg: regarding libc6_2.1.2-0pre7.deb containing libc6:
> libc6 conflicts with apt (<< 0.3.0)
> apt (version 0.1.9) is installed.
> dpkg: error processing libc6_2.1.2-0pre7.deb (--install):
> conflicting packages - not installing libc6
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> Package: apt
> Status: install ok installed
> Priority: optional
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