My point was that X11 has historically been a source of difficulties that required forcing-depends, but you are absolutely right in this case: the user ideally shouldn't have to do a force-depends for an upgrade.

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On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 12:13 AM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

"Alexander" == Alexander Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Alexander> In addition, using --force-depends has been officially recommended (in
Alexander> the FAQ, anyway) for switching XFree86 setups--because uninstalling
Alexander> everything that depends on X11 can be a royal pain.


I can upgrade nearly anything else without using --force-depends
though.  Only X11 did I have to go "below the hood".

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