[Aptitude-devel] Bug#994504: Bug#994504: Don't just say "not a real package"

[Axel Beckert]

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Hi Jidanni,

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: aptitude
> Version: 0.8.13-3
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> $ aptitude show ttf-unifont
> Package: ttf-unifont
> State: not a real package
> $ apt show ttf-unifont
> Package: ttf-unifont
> State: not a real package (virtual)
> 
> That's a little better.

I doubt that. To my knowledge "virtual" and "not a real package" are
equivalent. Adding that would only make sense if there are other types
of non-real packages. Otherwise it'd just be redundant and hence bloat.

Do you know of any other non-real package type than "virtual"?

		Regards, Axel
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