On 2023-01-18 Jérémy Lal <kapo...@melix.org> wrote: > I just keep on removing apache2 on my system, and find it bad that some > updates will reinstall it. > It seems to be coming from dependencies on "apache2 | httpd-cgi" which > favors the former (I have some httpd-cgi installed, just not apache2). > Is it okay to open bugs asking to use instead "httpd-cgi | apache2"? > Which severity would be correct? Unless there is a general reason not > to do this?
Hello, If apt finds that a dependency requires (apache2 OR httpd-cgi) and something providing httpd-cgi is already installed it will not (should not) remove the providing package and install httpd-cgi. So you will need to look in detail why apache2 is being installed on your system. Using "apache2 | httpd-cgi" as dependency allows us (Debian) to declare apache2 to be the default choice. cu Andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
