Dependency on console bitmap fonts

Hi
I'm not used to the new console-terminus font, and would perfer the traditional one. However, I can't remove it:
$ apt-get remove --purge console-terminus The following packages will be REMOVED: console-terminus* grml* grml-autoconfig* grml-debugtools* grml-etc* grml-x* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Would it be a better idea to have this extra eye candy to be recommended, as opposed to required?
I was able to remove it in grml0.7 and didn't have any problem with that...
thanks
tong

* T mlist4suntong@yahoo.com [20060830 22:15]:
I'm not used to the new console-terminus font, and would perfer the traditional one. However, I can't remove it:
$ apt-get remove --purge console-terminus The following packages will be REMOVED: console-terminus* grml* grml-autoconfig* grml-debugtools* grml-etc* grml-x* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Would it be a better idea to have this extra eye candy to be recommended, as opposed to required?
I was able to remove it in grml0.7 and didn't have any problem with that...
The dependency was introduced because grml uses the font as default now.
But there's no reason to remove the package at all because it's possible to deactivate the font anyway. In live-cd mode you can use the 'nodefaultfont' bootoption (as stated in Release Notes of grml 0.8). On your hd-installation setting the consolefont can be done also via $CONSOLEFONT in /etc/grml/autoconfig. Just set it to a font you like, if you notice any problems feel free to drop me a note.
regards, -mika-

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:16:58 +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
I was able to remove it in grml0.7 and didn't have any problem with that...
The dependency was introduced because grml uses the font as default now.
yeah, understood.
But there's no reason to remove the package at all because it's possible to deactivate the font anyway.
So literately, the ideal relation is recommended, not required, right? :-) But I totally understand we are living in a imperfect world...
thanks for the info how to deactivate it BTW.
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