> On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Joe Emenaker wrote: > > > and a couple of others. In other words, upon reboot, there was no > > network connectivity and no way to GET network connectivity without > > bringing in netbase and it's dependencies via floppy disk. > > So uh, why did you let it?
I presume this would have been your response if I had reported that 'vi' had deleted my kernel images, too? :) Why did I "let" it?!?! Because I was never asked. I asked apt to "install" and I ended up without some critical packages. If I had said something like "remove" or "purge", I'd expect to have some packages disappear without any further interaction on my part. However, when the command from the user is *obviously* asking for *addition* of software, if it requires the removal of anything, the user should be notified and be given the option to cancel. Just today, I installed a couple of MS-Windows programs one some machines and the first thing they did was warn me that the previous versions needed to be removed and I was asked if that was okay. It seems so basic. When you say "apt-get install ..." the "plan" is clearly the addition of software to the system. Removal is patently "not part of the plan", unless explicitly acknowledged by the user. - Joe