> I am using sarge with qmail as my MTA. I compiled and installed qmail > rather than using the debian package. Now, every time I try to install > packages that depend on an MTA (say mutt) aptitude adds Exim to the list > to satisfy the dependency. How can I override this and tell package > management that I have qmail running just fine and to forget about Exim? > > I know how to force the install of a given mutt ignoring dependencies, > but then, every time I would try use aptitude to install a new package, > it would automatically add Exim to satisfy the pending dependency. I'm > looking for a permanent solution. Any help would be appreciated. > > thanks, > martin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
What I simply did was left exim installed.. and then disabled it on startup. That way all the dependencies were kept intact. -- Alex Marz Saskatchewan Community Forums || AccessIRC http://www.sasknet.org || http://www.accessirc.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
