How does universe works?

[dave]

Bryan Pizzuti wrote:
>  I was kind of wondering about that.  Because, if anyone has noticed, if you
> try to install the PHPGroupware packages off of the "Universe" then it fails
> because a package is "unavailable" (I think it's php-imap). Someone forgot a
> package somewhere...I had to add Debian's testing  URL's to the repository
> list in order for it to install.
> 
> I realize that the "Universe" is unsupported, but is anyone making sure that
> everything that needs to be there is in there? ;)
> 

This has been brought up a couple times, and I believe the answer was 
something along the lines of the autobuilder sometimes choking on a 
package (for various reasons), and it ends up not being packaged.

You might give it a day or so, or maybe submit a bug report to bring it 
to the attention of the developers.

dave