[Aptitude-devel] Bug#699191: Bug#699191: aptitude don't depend on apt, but don't work correctly without apt

[Axel Beckert]

Control: tag -1 + confirmed

Hi Robert,

Robert Paciorek wrote:
> Package: aptitude
> Version: 0.6.8.2-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hello,
> 
> aptitude don't depend on apt package but without apt can't download
> packages - display error:
> 
> The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.

This has been discussed just recently on the Aptitude mailing list:

http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/aptitude-devel/2012-December/003251.html

It's currently not a real-life issue, because apt considers itself
Essential (even if it isn't) and hence both, apt-get and aptitude will
not remove apt unless they're convinced that you know what you're
doing.

		Regards, Axel
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