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# `redundant-installation-prerequisite`

A stronger field for prerequisites in the `debian/control` file satisfies the named condition stated in a weaker field.

For example, you would see this tag when the `Depends` field already requires that a package which is also listed in `Recommends` or `Suggests` is installed. Or, a package could be listed in both `Recommends` as well as `Suggests`.

Current versions of `dpkg-gencontrol` will silently ignore the weaker field, but like anything unexpected it could indicate another oversight, such as a misspelling or having forgotten to remove the stronger prereguisite when the intent was to move it to a weaker field.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`
Renamed from: | `stronger-dependency-implies-weaker`

## See also

- Binary Dependencies - Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Enhances, Pre-Depends (Section 7.2) in the Debian Policy Manual

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag