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Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom install of MATE]

From Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom install of MATE]
Date 2022-03-08 18:10 +0100
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On Tue, 2022-03-08 at 15:54 +0000, Brian wrote:
> Users who install a package with "--no-install-recommends owe it to
> themselves to investigate the conssequences *prior* to committing to
> the action. Involving a communuty in the aftermath is little short
> of thoughtlessness and lack of preparation.
> 
> What is demonstrated is not a "dependency bug" but an unwillingness
> to learn from the past and plan for the future.
> 

I totally agree. Somehow after all these years Richard Owlett hasn't
ended up in my kill file, but this is the final straw.

-- 
Tixy

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Problems with custom install of MATE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 14:20 +0100
  Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2022-03-08 15:00 +0100
    Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 15:50 +0100
      Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-08 16:10 +0100
        Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-03-08 17:00 +0100
          Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-03-08 18:10 +0100
      Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-08 17:50 +0100
        Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 21:50 +0100
          Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom install of MATE] Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-08 22:20 +0100
            Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 22:30 +0100
            Re: Dependency bug demonstrated???? - was [Re: Problems with custom  install of MATE] Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2022-03-08 23:30 +0100
  Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-03-08 15:40 +0100
    Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 16:00 +0100
      Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-03-08 16:40 +0100
  Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-03-08 20:00 +0100
    Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-08 22:20 +0100
      Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-03-09 01:00 +0100
        Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-09 12:40 +0100
          Re: Problems with custom install of MATE Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2022-03-09 16:00 +0100

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