On Wed, 2019-03-27 at 22:52 +0000, vincent.mcint...@csiro.au wrote: [...] > I agree with everything you've said about this text but as regards > the patch I think some mention of tracking packages should be kept. > Something like: > > One class of dummy package that are not intended to be removed > are <quote>tracking</quote> packages, which are used to keep > track of the current available version of a program over time. > A common case is <literal>linux-image-</literal>-&architecture;.
Why do you want to introduce the term "tracking package" when we already have the term "metapackage"? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings I say we take off; nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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