On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:24:41 +0100 Yves-Alexis Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On mar, 2008-11-25 at 02:15 -0500, Daniel Dickinson wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:45:47 +0100 > > Yves-Alexis Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On ven, 2008-11-21 at 19:23 -0500, Daniel Dickinson wrote: > > > > It was suggested to me by Frans Pop that I should let you xfce > > > > folks know since you're most likely to be motivated to solve > > > > it. > > > > > > Opening an important bug on our metapackage is not really the > > > best way to do that. We have a mailing list, you know? > > > > > > And why are you dropping the bug from CC:? > > > > Sorry, that was an accident. > > > > > > > > > For example > > > > by figuring out an appropriate dependency that works and working > > > > with the gnome folks to get the gdm package changed to the new > > > > dependencies. > > > > Apt won't be fixed for lenny (I already filed the bug on > > > > aptitude and that's what I was told). > > > > > > What I don't understand is exactly what you're doing to get the > > > result? xfce4-desktop doesn't exist. There is xfce4/xfce4-goodies > > > metapackages, and the xfce-desktop task. *what* are you > > > installing, please. > > > > The xfce-desktop task. > > Ok so that's a tasksel “problem”. That's where the problem needs a > fix. > > > > I select the packages in the task in aptitude (go down to tasks, > > and + the XFCE desktop environment line, then 'g'o > > Ok. > > > or > > apt-get install foomatic-gui gdm mousepad ... xfce4-terminal ... > > and a bunch of other packages I wanted > > on a standard system > > Tasksel doesn't use apt-get. It use aptitude -R. So no recommends are > installed. Testing with Recommends will bring you all the crap, yeah. Ooops. Apparently I wasn't clear because of a little too much little knowledge (as in a little knowledge is dangerous). I know that xfce-desktop is what has the info on what is in the desktop task, but that has nothing to do with how I did the install (i.e. I didn't use tasksel, nor did I do it from the installer). Install #1 ---------- 1) Install a standard system 2) sudo aptitude 3) Select line labelled 'Xfce desktop environment' (i.e. press '+' will that line is highlighted) 4) Type 'g' 5) browse the list of packages; it will show gnome crap that is pulled in by gdm Install #2 ---------- 1) Install a standard system 2) create a list of packages to install, one package per line, including no gnome, except gdm (and the rest of the packages listed in the xfce task) 3) apt-get install $(cat packages.lst) 4) notice that gnome-session, nautilus, etc are installed. Sorry for being so scattered in this bug reporrt. I have clear in my mind what's going on, but I am not doing well with communicating it, obviously. Regards, Daniel -- And that's my crabbing done for the day. Got it out of the way early, now I have the rest of the afternoon to sniff fragrant tea-roses or strangle cute bunnies or something. -- Michael Devore GnuPG Key Fingerprint 86 F5 81 A5 D4 2E 1F 1C http://gnupg.org The C Shore: http://www.wightman.ca/~cshore
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