On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:34:42 +0100, n952162 wrote:

> Why do you specify -1?  That's the most common advice I get for avoiding
> slot-conflicts, but I can't imagine a system without cups.

To avoid adding to your world file. If a package needs to be in @world,
it will already be there to -1 will be harmless. In the case of CUPS, you
don't want it in world as it is a dependency of any program that wants to
be able to print.


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Neil Bothwick

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