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Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action?

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On Wed 16 Feb 2022 at 15:38:22 (-0000), Curt wrote:
> On 2022-02-16, <tomas@tuxteam.de> <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> >
> >> So why not create libraries for Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian (Khmer) la=
> > nguages? Why don't we have libburmese, liblaotian and libkhmer and make the=
> > m essential dependencies for libpango?
> >
> > So why not do your research yourself?
> >
> > ;-)
>  
>  Of course, it’s an excellent question. But the problem, you see, when you ask
>  why something happens, how does a person answer why something happens? For
>  example, Aunt Minnie is in the hospital. Why? Because she went out, slipped on
>  the ice, and broke her hip. That satisfies people. It satisfies, but it
>  wouldn’t satisfy someone who came from another planet and knew nothing about
>  why when you break your hip do you go to the hospital. How do you get to the
>  hospital when the hip is broken? Well, because her husband, seeing that her hip
>  was broken, called the hospital up and sent somebody to get her. All that is
>  understood by people. And when you explain a why, you have to be in some
>  framework that you allow something to be true. Otherwise, you’re perpetually
>  asking why.
> 
> https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-on-why-questions/

Tomas's question seems to me more rhetorical than a scientific inquiry.
Great video, though. Thanks.

Cheers,
David.

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Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-02-13 14:20 +0100
  Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-14 11:30 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-14 13:50 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-15 19:00 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2022-02-15 20:00 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-02-15 20:30 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-16 03:10 +0100
          Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-16 14:40 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-16 14:50 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-16 15:10 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-16 16:40 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-16 21:40 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 06:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-17 10:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 11:00 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-17 10:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 11:00 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 09:30 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2022-02-17 11:10 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-02-17 18:10 +0100

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