dummy-dependency(8) -- Creates Dummy Replacement Packages
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## SYNOPSIS

`dummy-dependency --remove|--purge -y|--yes 'package-name'`

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a dummy replacement package for the specified Debian package.
This can be used to satisfy dependencies without actually installing the original package.

## RETURN VALUES

* `0` Dummy package successfully created and installed.
* `1` Error occurred during the creation or installation of the dummy package.

## EXAMPLES

`sudo dummy-dependency firefox-esr`

`sudo dummy-dependency --yes electrum`

`sudo dummy-dependency --purge --yes user-sysmaint-split`

## AUTHOR

This man page has been written by Patrick Schleizer (adrelanos@whonix.org).
