Re: Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2024-06-13 22:15:05 +0200, Javier Barroso wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> El jue., 13 jun. 2024 20:48, Vincent Lefevre  escribió:
> 
> > On 2024-06-13 14:43:25 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 07:57:59PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > > The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".
> > >
> > > hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
> > > Priority: optional
> >
> > qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
> > Priority: optional
> > Priority: optional
> >
> > but
> >
> > qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
> > Priority: standard
> >
> I think it is ftpmaster override
> 
> See https://wiki.debian.org/FtpMaster/Override

Yes, but why isn't the priority of the package changed instead?

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Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Vincent Lefevre]

The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

According to the Debian policy[*]:

  standard

These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited
character-mode system. This is what will be installed by default
if the user doesn’t select anything else. It doesn’t include many
large applications.

Two packages that both have a priority of standard or higher must
not conflict with each other.

[*] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html

So, why isn't this package installed by default?

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Re: Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2024-06-13 14:43:25 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 07:57:59PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".
> 
> hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
> Priority: optional

qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional
Priority: optional

but

qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
Priority: standard

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Re: Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Javier Barroso]

Hello,

El jue., 13 jun. 2024 20:48, Vincent Lefevre  escribió:

> On 2024-06-13 14:43:25 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 07:57:59PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".
> >
> > hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
> > Priority: optional
>
> qaa:~> apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
> Priority: optional
> Priority: optional
>
> but
>
> qaa:~> dpkg -s whois | grep Priority
> Priority: standard
>
I think it is ftpmaster override

See https://wiki.debian.org/FtpMaster/Override

Regards

Re: Why isn't the "whois" package (Priority: standard) installed by default?

[Greg Wooledge]

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 07:57:59PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> The "whois" package has "Priority: standard".

hobbit:~$ apt-cache show whois | grep Priority
Priority: optional