Wonky package dependencies?

[Derek Broughton]

Jhair Tocancipa Triana wrote:

> Brian Puccio writes:
> 
>> On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 07:19 +0800, Michael T. Richter wrote:
>>> In Breezy I decided to install MySQL on my wife's computer.  I chose
>>> the server version.  Imagine my surprise when it insisted on dragging
>>> postfix along for the ride?
>>> 
>>> What gives?  Why does MySQL's server component rely on postfix?
> 
>> MySQL does not rely on postfix. It recommends mailx, which in turn
>> relies on postfix or any other MTA for that matter. Take a look for
>> yourself:
> 
> BTW, the dependency issue on a MTA seems to be fixed already in Dapper,

Not really.  As Brian said - it's a "recommends".  But Aptitude installs
all "recommends" by default.  I thought you could override it on a
case-by-case basis, but when I tried, it tried to remove every _other_
recommended package!  

The general consensus here when postfix stopped being part of ubuntu-desktop
was that an MTA _is_ required for server installs and not for a desktop
install.  When you start installing database servers, you've stopped being
a simple desktop installation.
-- 
derek