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Why does Debian install Exim4?

Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:51:17 +0100

> I've just installed another Debian Stable and I want to know why on earth
 the Debian maintainers believe it acceptable to just go ahead and install
 Exim4 without asking, forcing me to go and uninstall it afterwards....

Because exim4 is one of the best MTA's and historical it IS the defsult.

Each UNIX-like System needs a MTA.

> I'd like there to be a minimal install option but I can't see it, the
   closest I've found is the manually selecting packages and then just not
   installing any. I'm very used to Gentoo which gives full control over
   such stuff and I've been making the case for Debian at work, I'd really
   love to be able to control this a bit better.

Then create your customized minimal-system

apt-get install debian-cd

Michelle Konzack

debian-cd

Debian-cd is the official tool for building Debian CD set since the potato release. It was formerly called YACS (for Yet Another CD Script).

Its goal is to facilitate the creation of customized Debian CD set.