Are these tasks up-to-date and maintained by Ubuntu? Who knows. I never even heard about tasks and tasksel until well after the abysmal experience of trying to install the xubuntu-desktop package.
When I google "install xubuntu-desktop" this is what I see. 1 Answer 1. Install Xubuntu sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop. 2. Log out, log back in, selecting Xubuntu/Xfce as my interface. 3. Chill out for a few days. See that things still work. ... 4. Clean up. sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop sudo apt-get autoremove # removes dependencies of ubuntu-desktop. Oct 30, 2011 system installation - How to I change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu ... https://askubuntu.com/questions/65861/how-to-i-change-from-ubuntu-to-xubuntu This is obviously WRONG for the reasons already stated in the above comments. Maybe using tasksel and choosing xubuntu-desktop is the better way of installing. But I would urge the Ubuntu / Debian developers to consider the idea that most people using this system won't know when to uses tasks versus a meta package or even trust the tasks to be correct. Even the documentation points to not bother with tasks or what they are for: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel This function is similar to that of meta-packages, and, in fact, most of the tasks available from tasksel are also available as meta-packages from the Ubuntu package managers (such as Synaptic Package Manager or KPackageKit). Because the package managers now have most of the tasks as meta- packages, tasksel is not installed by default on editions of Ubuntu (such as Desktop editions) that have package managers. (Tasksel is still installed by default on server editions). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-datetime in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754872 Title: apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in indicator-datetime package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in xfce4-session package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in xubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Steps to reproduce: 1. Install `xubuntu-desktop` meta package on 18.04 LTS 2. Login to session 3a. Click on clock indicator on panel, select "Time & Date Settings" 3b. Click on Gear, select "About this Computer" or "System Settings" 3c. Click on keyboard layout indicator, select "Text Entry Settings" Expected results: xfce-oriented control center is opened Actual results: gnome-control-center is opened, but with empty window. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: xubuntu-desktop 2.223 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Mar 10 21:10:11 2018 SourcePackage: xubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1754872/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp