Public bug reported: Binary package hint: postfix
Details: After wanting to install the Postfix server package (postfix) on Ubuntu Dapper Server, I discovered that Postfix was requiring emacs to be installed. This does not seem correct to me (and not just because I'm a vi user). I'm not sure I want my MTA dependent on my choice of editors. I think that it may be due to an accidental dependency on 'mew-beta'? See below for (hopefully) all relevant information. Environment information: Linux v1 2.6.15-29-server #1 SMP Wed Aug 29 14:26:14 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS Contents of my /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe Steps to reproduce: $ sudo aptitude update [...] $ sudo aptitude -s install postfix Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: emacs21 emacs21-bin-common emacs21-common emacsen-common laptop-detect libice6 libjpeg62 libpng12-0 libsm6 libtiff4 libungif4g libx11-6 libxau6 libxext6 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 mew-beta mew-beta-bin resolvconf x11-common xaw3dg The following NEW packages will be installed: emacs21 emacs21-bin-common emacs21-common emacsen-common laptop-detect libice6 libjpeg62 libpng12-0 libsm6 libtiff4 libungif4g libx11-6 libxau6 libxext6 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 mew-beta mew-beta-bin postfix resolvconf x11-common xaw3dg 0 packages upgraded, 23 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 16.8MB of archives. After unpacking 56.2MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Would download/install/remove packages. Checking what 'mew-beta' requires: $ sudo aptitude -s install mew-beta Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: emacs21 emacs21-bin-common emacs21-common emacsen-common laptop-detect libice6 libjpeg62 libpng12-0 libsm6 libtiff4 libungif4g libx11-6 libxau6 libxext6 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 mew-beta-bin x11-common xaw3dg The following NEW packages will be installed: emacs21 emacs21-bin-common emacs21-common emacsen-common laptop-detect libice6 libjpeg62 libpng12-0 libsm6 libtiff4 libungif4g libx11-6 libxau6 libxext6 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 mew-beta mew-beta-bin x11-common xaw3dg 0 packages upgraded, 21 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 15.9MB of archives. After unpacking 53.7MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Would download/install/remove packages. Regards. Andrew Glen-Young ** Affects: postfix (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Dapper Server: Postfix dependency on emacs? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137779 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
