On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Daniel Baumann <[email protected]> wrote: > severity 561639 wishlist > thanks > > Evan Broder wrote: >> >> It seems like it would be preferrable if open-vm-tools had Recommends >> open-vm-toolbox instead of merely suggesting it. Obviously, since a >> recommendation isn't forced, admins would still have the option of not >> installing open-vm-toolbox if that's undesirable, but its features >> would be more discoverable. > > this is not a bug, but a feature. > > given that someone hat the brilliant idea, that recommends are installed by > default, installing open-vm-tools on a default system results in pulling in > gtk and x11 depends chain, which is not acceptable.
They're installed by default, but it's not forced. The sysadmin has the option of not installing recommendations. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
