Comment 3 for bug 227881

There are some reasonable tradeoffs between using inet and running
standalone, and it's possible to run tftpd-hpa in either mode. Which
one is better depends on the use case, so we should preserve the
ability to choose. However, I also usually use standalone (i.e. not
inet), and I agree that the whole thing, including the defaults,
should be rethought and streamlined.

>>attempts to purge it would remove tftpd-hpa
The problem here isn't the package or the dependencies (which are
correctly stated); it's the package manager. Apt-get and the graphical
managers often don't "Do the Right Thing" (tm). Instead, use aptitude
for package management. It almost always gets the answers right, and
when there are alternative solutions, it presents choices for the
system admin. If you need very fine-grained control, aptitude's
full-screen mode is unbelievably powerful, and allows you to play
minesweeper on just about any computer in the world. :-)

Happy Trails,

Loye Young
Isaac & Young Computer Company
Laredo, Texas
http://www.iycc.net