David Kirchner writes: > Or, better yet, modified so that removing an application doesn't cause > the user to be presented with the scary demand that they also remove > "gnome".
I know of no way to do that with the present dependancy mechanism. > I'm not too familiar with the packages, but I understand there's an > "optional" type as opposed to a "required" type. There are 'required', 'important', 'standard', 'optional', and 'extra' priorities. Gnome is 'optional'. See debian-policy. > If Evolution was "optional" would it force the user to confirm removing > gnome as well? Evolution is also 'optional', but that doesn't help. Priorities don't do what you want them to. They are mostly just administrative classes. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
