That's all well and good, but when I 'apt-get install gnome-session- flashback' and restart I see nothing but the same text login prompt, and there's no indication of what should be installed to have this session actually launch.
To me, that brings up the notion that dependencies be set so the package can "provide a significant amount of functionality." Surely there's something gnome-session-flashback can depend on (even indirectly). Why not an "or" list if X11/Wayland is what is Depended upon. Or, if there's nothing to Depend on, how about at least mark as Suggests or Recommends the package/packages that would launch this session. Do I need to install GDM/LightDM to launch this? I barely know what LightDM is, and that's why I'd want the package to tell me what I need to use it. Sure it's my opinion that installing gnome-session-flashback should require the installation of something that would launch the package, but I think that's a fair opinion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1327407 Title: gnome-session-flashback missing dependencies Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: gnome-session-flashback doesn't seem to depend (even indirectly) on lightdm, xorg, or any choosers, and it doesn't seem useful without these dependencies. I would expect to be able to start with a base system without X, request installation of gnome-session-flashback, and have everything pulled in to get a flashback session going. Or am I missing some use for the package that doesn't include even the xorg dependency? Background: We use ubuntu systems in critical experimental control, so we prefer to avoid pieces we don't need. Therefore, we've been starting with server installs and pulling in the minimum pieces to match our requirements. Our users prefer flashback, and we'd hoped that installing gnome-session-flashback would pull in the minimum dependencies to get a session running. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1327407/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
