My mistake, somehow I didn't have base-files installed, an essential package depending on awk.
Please close this bug. On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Daniel Frei <frei.dani...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: python2.6-minimal > Version: 2.6.7-4 > Severity: minor > > Dear Maintainer, > > Attempting to install python without a package providing awk installed > will fail, but awk is not a dependency. > > python, python-minimal, or python2.6-minimal should depend on awk. > > Dan Frei > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: wheezy/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.38.3+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages python2.6-minimal depends on: > ii libc6 2.13-20 > ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.0d-3 > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 > > Versions of packages python2.6-minimal recommends: > ii python2.6 2.6.7-4 > > Versions of packages python2.6-minimal suggests: > pn binfmt-support <none> > > -- no debconf information > > >
