Hi, I have a question related to this topic. What packages should I install in order to have the full install of KDE if I don't want to use task-kde.
Thanks! Francis > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Sass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:15 PM > To: Ivan E. Moore II > Cc: debian-kde@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: task-kde only marginally useful > > > On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Ivan E. Moore II wrote: > <...> > > The task packages are a poor hack to solve a problem. They > don't work > > properly and are a big waste of space. the Packages file > is big enough as > > it is then to add versions to every package that task-kde > depends on? > > <shrug> I would not notice another K or two (hundred, even). > > > > I realize this kind of behaviour would only be useful (visible) to > > > unstable users... but isn't that where it is needed (so > one can track > > > unstable-KDE without tracking all of unstable), and wouldn't that > > > result in more potential beta testers for the packages > (by virtue of > > > lowering the bar to tracking unstable-KDE). > > > > I understand your needs...however I'm not looking at > task-kde being a solution > > for upgrades as it's just not going to work that way and > I'm not going to > > spend the time needed and take the heet from other > developers just to take > > care of this. I'm focusing on release and getting > everything to a point where > > a new users can do a apt-get install task-kde or use > tasksel and install a > > stock system with kde. > > Ok. Thanks for your time, Ivan. > > I guess I'll need to look at writing an "upgrade-task" prog that > tries to install everything a task depends on (and recommends or > suggests items if they are already installed). > > > - Bruce > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
