| PackageDescription | Circumvent Debian package dependencies
This package provides a tool to create Debian
packages that only contain dependency information.
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If a package P is not installed on the system, packages
that depend on P cannot normally be installed. However,
if equivalent functionality to P is known to be installed,
this tool can be used to trick the Debian package management
system into believing that package P is actually installed.
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Another possibility is creation of a meta package. When this
package contains a dependency as "Depends: a, b, c", then
installing this package will also select packages a, b and c.
Instead of "Depends", you can also use "Recommends:" or
"Suggests:" for less demanding dependency.
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Please note that this is a crude hack and if thoughtlessly used,
it might possibly do damage to your packaging system. And please
note as well that using it is not the recommended way of dealing
with broken dependencies. Better file a bug report instead. |