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Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages?

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On Thu 17 Sep 2020 at 17:14:30 (+0200), Hans wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 17. September 2020, 17:01:29 CEST schrieb Joe:
> 
> yes I know, this is normal for unstable. I am using debian/testing, which is 
> close to unstable. 
> 
> The point of my message was not the deinstallation of packages at all, but the 
> deinstallation of packages which are still usefull for people without a 
> substitute or a substitude with the same ease as the uninstalled package.

It's difficult to understand your OP, and your difficulty with
pasting. However, to take one example,

[wicd] news

    [2020-08-22] Removed 1.7.4+tb2-6 from unstable (Debian FTP Masters)
    [2019-12-06] Accepted wicd 1.7.4+tb2+2019.09.18git2e0ba579-1 (source all)
                 into experimental, experimental (Axel Beckert)
    [2019-10-23] wicd REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch) 

> Think of people, they do an upgrade after 2 years (or earlier) and their 
> applications are gone. Might be ok for experienced people (who are experienced 
> in the console), but this is not ok for people, who NEED graphical, easy to 
> use tools.

Perhaps you could start a wiki page on alternatives, as part of
the preparation for this event (or check whether one is being
written already). AIUI there are several alternatives.

> There are more than you expect.

I suspect many of these inexperienced people are using NetworkManager
with their DEs.

Cheers,
David.

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dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2020-09-17 12:50 +0200
  Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2020-09-17 13:10 +0200
  Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-09-17 17:10 +0200
    Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2020-09-17 17:20 +0200
      Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-09-17 17:30 +0200
        Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-09-17 23:00 +0200
      Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-17 18:10 +0200
        Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2020-09-18 11:40 +0200
          Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-09-18 17:30 +0200
      Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2020-09-17 19:20 +0200
      Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Leslie Rhorer <lesrhorer@att.net> - 2020-09-17 21:00 +0200
      Re: dist-upgrade wants to deinstall lots of packages? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-09-18 09:40 +0200

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