Phillip Deackes wrote: > > When I do 'apt-get dist-upgrade' on my already-woody system I get the > following: > > The following packages will be REMOVED: > ppp-pam > > I am too scared to carry on. Is this a problem or is there something > else to replace ppp-pam? >
Remember, apt-cache is your friend .... poo:~$ apt-cache show ppp Package: ppp Version: 2.3.11-1.1 Priority: standard Section: base Maintainer: Philip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1), libpam0g, netbase, sysvinit (>= 2.75-4), libpam-modules Conflicts: ppp-pam Replaces: ppp-pam Architecture: i386 Filename: dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base/ppp_2.3.11-1.1.deb Size: 231708 MD5sum: ec5daa157e22a489106b95f655655cae Description: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon. The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard way to transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the machines at either end of the link (the "peers") to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link. Using PPP, a serial link can be used to transmit Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, allowing TCP/IP connections between the peers. . This package contains pppd with PAM support built-in, so `ppp-pam' package is obsolete. installed-size: 461
