Bug#1084924: The system-log-daemon virtual package

Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:51:27 +0800

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Hello,

On Fri 08 Nov 2024 at 06:54am +01, Ansgar 🙀 wrote:

> Random packages not installing system facilities like system-wide log
> services was already suggested as a solution earlier:
>
> 1. What should decide whether system-wide logging facilities exist?
> Some central defaults or random packages (say foobard) shipping a
> daemon?

The Debian way is to use virtual package dependencies for this sort of
thing.

-- 
Sean Whitton