Michael D Schleif wrote: > I have a box on which I want to install qmail from source. In order to > get it to run, I need to remove/purge *all* other MTA's (e.g., exim, > nullmailer, &c.) > > In doing so, there are DEB's with MTA dependencies, and removing/purging > DEB MTA's _also_ removes these dependent packages. > > I do not want to remove these other packages. In fact, there will be an > MTA on the box; but, aptitude does not know about it. > > What is the best way to accomplish this?
Nullmailer provides mail-transport-agent, which keeps the other Debian packages from being removed. Install it and remove all its rc?.d links except rc4.d. This will keep the links from being recreated in case of a reinstall, and will keep it from starting on boot. Then install qmail from source - I recommend following the Life with qmail site's instructions. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
