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From: John <jdm@×××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 21:33:47
Message-Id: 20110511224326.58bd1cb7@november
1 Have noticed that some packages require virtual packages to installed
2 as well. For example when installing dev-db/mysql, virtual/mysql is
3 installed as well.
4
5 What are the purposes of these "virtual" packages??
6
7 Thanks
8
9 --
10 John D Maunder
11 john@××××××××××××××××××.uk

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Re: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Virtual Packages Mike Edenfield <kutulu@××××××.org>