Re: apt questions
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Alfredo Kengi Kojima wrote:
> > What defines an obsolete package? All packages from package files not
> > tagged NotSource are assumed to be installable - though the acquire bit
> > should freak out when it realizes it cannot find a file name.
> An obsolete package is one that is mentioned in the
> Replaces field (or Obsoletes in rpm) of another package.
> I think in such case the correct behaviour would be
Oh I see. For us the Replaces field does not indicate Obsolete packages,
just packages that can overwrite files.
Why does RPM fail when you try to install an obsolete package? What is the
logic going on inside?
Jason
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