Re: Essential virtual packages

2000-08-19 Thread Colin Watson
Glenn McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I cant find any details on the virtual package kernel-image except its >name, do virtual packages have priorities and can they be marked >essential ? Virtual packages are called that because they are just names that are provided by othe

Re: Essential virtual packages

2000-08-19 Thread Glenn McGrath
Ben Collins wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:16:08PM +1000, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > Im trying to understand a few things relating to packaging... take the > > kernel for example > > > > I cant find any details on the virtual package kernel-image except its > > name, do virtual packages have

Re: Essential virtual packages

2000-08-19 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:16:08PM +1000, Glenn McGrath wrote: > Im trying to understand a few things relating to packaging... take the > kernel for example > > I just did a fresh install of potato, and then installed my own kernel > image built by kernel-package, dselect lists my custom kernel as

Essential virtual packages

2000-08-19 Thread Glenn McGrath
Im trying to understand a few things relating to packaging... take the kernel for example I just did a fresh install of potato, and then installed my own kernel image built by kernel-package, dselect lists my custom kernel as being the only kernel-image installed, i cant see any reference to the o