Control: tag -1 found net-snmp/5.9+dfsg-1 libsnmp40 also depends on libmariadb3, resulting in various mysql/maria-db packages to be installed.
Dependency on libmariadb3: libsnmp30: yes libsnmp35: no libsnmp40: yes On 2009-02-19, https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/ 89790417ce407b1610101b6d0caa7e916fd102b1 added support for MySQL and hasn't been changed since. I actually don't understand why a (net-)SNMP library has a *dependency* on a database to begin with (let alone MySQL). I understand that people want to store the information *after* the exchange of the info, but that should be decoupled from "a framework for the exchange of management information". Logically, I think a "Suggests" relation is appropriate and I can even live with a "Recommends" as that still allows me to keep MySQL off my systems. My 0.02 $ aptitude safe-upgrade -s Resolving dependencies... The following NEW packages will be installed: libmariadb3{a} libsnmp40{a} mariadb-common{a} mysql-common{a} The following packages will be REMOVED: libsnmp35{u} The following packages will be upgraded: libsane sane-utils So not only mariadb-common, but also mysql-common ?!? Sorry about the rant