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[JP Vossen <jp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/03/2017 03:56 PM, Bo Grimes wrote:
> On 06/03/2017 03:49 PM, Bo Grimes wrote:
> > I consider this issue resolved, so don't worry about it. I am just 
> > curious what libgtkspell0 is in relation to python-gtkspellcheck, if 
> > any, and why removing a lib I *just* installed would remove so many 
> > packages that pre-existed it.
>
> I just realized.  In all likelihood libgtkspell0 was already installed 
> on my laptop.  Just because I copied and pasted the apt command doesn't 
> mean it would have installed it, duh. I didn't pay enough attention to 
> the terminal because I was cooking supper, so it could have already been 
> "at the latest version" for all I know.
>
> Still curious as to the relationship between libgtkspell0 and 
> python-gtkspellcheck, but it's not a Zim question, so I'll let it drop.
>
> Thanks for all the time,

Sure.  My wild guess for all the preceding package mess and dependency 
is: major version upgrades.  Don't get me wrong, I *love* that Debian 
and derivatives allow and support major version upgrades, but there is a 
cost.  Over time, package cruft and odd dependencies do seem to pile up 
and GUIs and GUI tools & libraries seem to make this far worse.  Oh 
well, that's still much better than "DLL hell" or having to do clean 
installs every major version.

Later,
JP
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