On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 09:18:45AM +0530, Ganesan Rajagopal wrote:
> Something seems to be broken. libslp1 depends on debconf. Why can't it 
> rely on debconf being installed when the package is purged?

Because you can't rely on *any* non-essential packages being installed at
purge time.

> How were you able to remove debconf in the first place while libslp1 was
> still installed?

"Remove" != "Purge".  Please see policy for details.

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