Severity: low (wishlist) Package: rsyslog-mysql Version: 5.8.11-2 Problem: I would like to kindly suggest, that rsyslog-mysql should not depend on dbconfig-common (it can be recommended, but not required)
Reason: rsyslog-mysql is used to log into mysql database, which in most cases is on a remote machine (one server, many clients). dbconfig-common tries to set up mysql database automatically, but on a local client. I have two objections to this: 1) dbconfig-common does not do any useful work (the database already exists on the server), and therefore should not be required to be installed. It only confuses things. 2) being interactive, dbconfig-common breaks automated upgrade scripts (DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -q -y upgrade), by waiting for user input Summary: I believe, packages should not be installed thoughtlessly. Only packages that are really needed should be installed, as more packages means more possible (security) bugs and dependency problems. Additionally in case of dbconfig-common, this is a huge package (I have counted 249 files !!!) which cannot be removed even after its (supposed) job has been done. I feel strongly that debian users should have as much freedom as possible to choose which packages they wish to install. thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to send feedback yours sincerely, Konrad Vrba -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
