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and subject line Re: Bug#522508: anancron: debian/control add Provides: cron
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regarding anancron: debian/control add Provides: cron
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Package: anacron
Version: 2.3-13.1
Severity: normal
Since package is a 'cron' substitute, it would be good if the package
contained debian/control line:
Provides: cron
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1,
'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages anacron depends on:
ii debianutils 2.31 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii libc6 2.9-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii lsb-base 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
Versions of packages anacron recommends:
ii cron 3.0pl1-105 management of regular background p
ii exim4 4.69-9 metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4)
ii exim4-daemon-light [mail-tran 4.69-9 lightweight Exim MTA (v4) daemon
ii sysklogd [system-log-daemon] 1.5-5 System Logging Daemon
Versions of packages anacron suggests:
ii powermgmt-base 1.30+nmu1 Common utils and configs for power
-- no debconf information
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Sven Joachim <[email protected]> writes:
> ... anacron is not a daemon and needs to be started by cron if the
> system is not shut down daily. Did you notice that anacron actually
> recommends cron for that very reason?
That explains it. Thanks,
Jari
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