tags 400654 + wontfix forcemerge 334080 400654 thanks On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 08:46:55PM +0100, Antonio Larrosa wrote: > I think xserver-xorg should depend on xfonts-base.
The old xserver-common package had this note:
X servers either need fonts installed on the local host, or need
to know of a remote host that provides font services (with xfs,
for instance). The former means that font packages are
mandatory. The latter means that font packages may be
gratuitous. To err on the side of caution, install at least the
xfonts-base, xfonts-100dpi or xfonts-75dpi, and xfonts-scalable
packages.
This explains why xserver-xorg and friends don't declare Depends: on
xfonts-base. I think a Suggests:, or possibly Recommends:, wouldn't be
out of the question though. Few people use font servers these days.
A similar note in the modern packaging might help as well, though now
that client-side fonts are dominant, suggesting more than just
xfonts-base may be excessive.
Thanks to Josh Triplett for reminding me of the issues behind this bug.
--Jamey
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