On Thu 17 Sep 2020 at 17:14:30 (+0200), Hans wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 17. September 2020, 17:01:29 CEST schrieb Joe: > > yes I know, this is normal for unstable. I am using debian/testing, which is > close to unstable. > > The point of my message was not the deinstallation of packages at all, but > the > deinstallation of packages which are still usefull for people without a > substitute or a substitude with the same ease as the uninstalled package.
It's difficult to understand your OP, and your difficulty with pasting. However, to take one example, [wicd] news [2020-08-22] Removed 1.7.4+tb2-6 from unstable (Debian FTP Masters) [2019-12-06] Accepted wicd 1.7.4+tb2+2019.09.18git2e0ba579-1 (source all) into experimental, experimental (Axel Beckert) [2019-10-23] wicd REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch) > Think of people, they do an upgrade after 2 years (or earlier) and their > applications are gone. Might be ok for experienced people (who are > experienced > in the console), but this is not ok for people, who NEED graphical, easy to > use tools. Perhaps you could start a wiki page on alternatives, as part of the preparation for this event (or check whether one is being written already). AIUI there are several alternatives. > There are more than you expect. I suspect many of these inexperienced people are using NetworkManager with their DEs. Cheers, David.