On 25 Aug 2001, John Hasler wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > Well, this was why I asked the question originally. Dlocate -s says that > > ldso is in the oldlibs section and is optional, yet if you tell apt-get > > to remove it you are told it is essential and you have to remove it > > explicitly. I don't see how it can be both optional and essential. > > I just now upgraded ldso to 1.9.11-15 on my unstable box and took a look. > dpkg claims that it is essential while apt-get says it's optional. Apt > removed it without complaining. > > Looks like some sort of a packaging bug. I wrote to the maintainer about > it. > -- > John Hasler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, Wisconsin > >
I did this too, and then removed it with with apt-get (had to insist) and nothing terrible happened. However, when I did my daily apt-get dist-upgrade from testing it reinstalled it, so it's evidently keen to have it there! -- Anthony Campbell - running Debian GNU/Linux (Windows-free zone). For electronic books (Homeomythology and The Assassins of Alamut), skeptical essays, and over 130 book reviews, go to http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Most that is said, most that is written, will be dust within ten years; most of our efforts are the drums and tramplings of a nursery; I do not like nurseries that never laugh. [F.L. Lucas]
