FAI package dependencies

Matthew Palmer mjp16 at ieee.uow.edu.au
Thu Feb 28 23:14:37 CET 2002


On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Phil wrote:

> > Any particular reason why FAI needs to run debootstrap, but doesn't depend
> > on it?  FAI version 2.2.3, trying to work with woody.
> 
> Maybe because it needs debootstrap only if you want to install woodies.
> But it should at least be in the recommended list.

Doesn't mention it at all.  And yet, a program which is only needed in
*very* select circumstances (netboot) is on the Depends: list.

FAI is very nice, but oh boy do those dependencies need work.


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Matthew Palmer
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