On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 10:23:15AM +0200, Jason wrote: > Package: popularity-contest > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > popularity-contest is installed even if user answers No to whether > they want it installed or not. Having to install the package to answer > the question is asinine and either the wording should be changed (to > notify the user that it will be installed anyway whether they like it > or not ( (then why ask in the first place???) )) or the methadology. > Does it send a report of installed software before uninstalling?
Hello Jason, If you install popularity-contest and answer "No" to the question "Participate in the package usage survey ?", popularity-contest will not report anything. The file /etc/popularity-contest.conf will have PARTICIPATE="no". Furthermore, if you use debian-installer and you answer No, debian-installer will remove the package. In any case, there is no way for popularity-contest to do anything unless it is installed. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here.
