Re: Proposing task-debian

2001-05-01 Thread Sam Powers
While we're discussing what's wrong with task packages, I'd like to pick on them a little more: Task packages make things like task-gnome-desktop very easy to install, but removing the packages which are installed can sometimes be really tough, if you just wanted to try out gnome, for example. P

Easy removal of tasks (was Re: Proposing task-debian)

2001-05-02 Thread Sam Powers
On Wednesday 02 May 2001 13:51, Simon Law wrote: > apt-get install { -remove } > > which happens to be REALLY ugly. Better to have apt-get support > task-removals. For example: > > apt-get remove --remove-task [--purge] { } > > Simon I think Roland's suggestion[1] of a new Installed

Bug#111942: ITP: shx -- a console hotline client

2001-09-11 Thread Sam Powers
Package: wnpp Version: N/A; reported 2001-09-10 Severity: wishlist * Package name: shx Version : 0.1.49 Upstream Author : Devin Teske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://synhxd.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPL Description : a console hotline client -- Sys

Re: PROPOSED: slight change to wnpp procedures

2001-09-27 Thread Sam Powers
On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 04:54:29PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit > > > closed automatically, but this way it is clear that the matter is out of > > the (prospective) package maintainer's hands, or those of the WNPP > > group, and in that of