Russ Allbery wrote:

> How about this?
> 
>             <p>
>               The <tt>Depends</tt> field should also be used if the
>               <prgn>postinst</prgn> or <prgn>prerm</prgn> scripts
>               require the depended-on package to be unpacked or
>               configured in order to run, or if the dependend-on package
>               is desirable for cleanup done by <prgn>postrm</prgn>.

I guess I am confused; when in practice is Depends better than Suggests for
this last purpose?

Jonathan


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