Why there is a git package and a git-core package? Is there any difference?
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Kevin Bowen
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The git-core package is a "dummy" package, which has the git package as dependency. This is because the git-core package has been renamed to git.
The dummy git-core package should be safely removable.
In previous releases, it seems git was a virtual package for gnuit (GNU Interactive Tools).
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1Source is taking to **Ubuntu Error** page. – Gaurav Agarwal Mar 31 '14 at 14:45
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@GauravAgarwal: Thanks for the notification. Source has been replaced with archive.org link. – Meta Bergman Apr 01 '14 at 07:35