Activity log for bug #370445

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2009-05-01 16:49:19 Phil Bayfield bug added bug
2009-05-01 16:50:57 Phil Bayfield description Binary package hint: mysql-server Postfix is a dependancy for mysql-server on Ubuntu 9.04 server edtion. MySQL doesn't require a mail server, having postfix as a dependancy also presents lack of choice to user and is counter productive for a server product to install unwanted packages and services on the system. Packages marked with *** below: # sudo apt-get install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: ***bsd-mailx*** libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl libmysqlclient15off libmysqlclient16 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl ***mailx*** mysql-client-5.1 mysql-common mysql-server-5.1 ***postfix*** ssl-cert Binary package hint: mysql-server Postfix is a dependancy for mysql-server on Ubuntu 9.04 server edtion. MySQL doesn't require a mail server, having postfix as a dependancy also presents lack of choice to user and is counter productive for a server product to install unwanted packages and services on the system. Packages marked with *** below: # sudo apt-get install mysql-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: ***bsd-mailx*** libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl libmysqlclient15off libmysqlclient16 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl ***mailx*** mysql-client-5.1 mysql-common mysql-server-5.1 ***postfix*** ssl-cert Have to run sudo apt-get purge postfix to remove it following MySQL install.
2009-05-01 20:45:37 Andreas Olsson affects mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
2009-05-01 20:45:37 Andreas Olsson mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2009-05-01 20:46:52 Andreas Olsson summary Postfix is dependancy for MySQL Server on server edition MySQL-server-5.1 indirectly installs postfix
2009-09-08 20:19:48 Mathias Gug mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Fix Released