On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM Shmerl <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:06:45 +0100 Hefee wrote: > > > > *> Normally one would use virtual packages like plasma-abi-6.5 and all > packages > > would depend on that, that would solve this issue. But this virtual package > > would need a real packages that provides this virtual package. But there is > > not this "central package" for plasma that would be natural to ship this > > virtual package. Okay when writing this I'm thinking, well why not create a > > dummy plasma package without any content that simply provides the virtual > > package without any file content. Did we already tried this one?* > > If that works, then sure! I always assumed that meta packages are intended to > solve these kind of problem, but if you think virtual package is a better > approach, > then why not. > > This issue is really hindering newcomers to Debian especially, and adds > arguments to those > who don't recommend Debian testing to new users. Fixing it would really help > making > Debian testing / KDE more user friendly. > > Debian Testing/Unstable are not designed to be used by novices. No community support is provided for them and users are required to fix their own issues. The kde-standard and task-kde-desktop meta packages provide what you are looking for. task-kde-desktop Description: KDE Plasma This task package is used to install the Debian desktop, featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment, and with other packages that Debian users expect to have available on the desktop. kde-standard Description: KDE Plasma Desktop and standard set of applications The KDE Software Compilation is the powerful, integrated, and easy-to-use Free Software desktop platform and suite of applications. This metapackage includes the KDE Plasma Desktop and a selection of the most common used applications in a standard KDE desktop. Tim Best regards, > Shmerl. > > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
