Comment 2 for bug 272885

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Shriramana Sharma (jamadagni) wrote : Re: [Bug 272885] Re: linux-image package must depend on package grub

Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> In Hardy it's set to recommend grub or lilo. What depends, recommends,
> and suggests are listed in Intrepid?
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete

It seems to be the same:

Recommends: lilo (>= 19.1) | grub

but my point is that when the package cannot be successfully
installed/uninstalled without the presence of another package, it must
depend on that package, no? Does mere "Recommends" fulfil the need?

Shriramana Sharma.