Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
Am Donnerstag, den 19.10.2017, 19:39 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> 
> Regarding optional dependencies "recommends" has got it's advantages
> and
> disadvantages over "suggests". Making it a recommended package
> unlikely
> would help Bret a lot, if at all. 

the whole purpose of a meta package is to install its dependencies
alongside with it, suggested packages do not get installed along...

additionally a hard dependency on a package will always remove the
metapackage together with the dependency you remove.

a recommended package will automatically get installed along but not
tear out the top level meta package when you remove it... so in fact
"recommends" is the only thing to do here to help bret to not have the
meta package removed when he wants to remove unattended-upgrades but
still have it installed along for all other people installing the mate
metapackage for the first time...

ciao
	oli
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