<quote who="bill"> > Why distros don't give one the option of install/don't install such > programs I cannot understand
Because if you take that choice into account, there are 100 more that people will whinge about. The best approach is to do the right thing by default and let users with specific needs use the fully installed, complete interface to modify their environment. Unfortunately in this case, I'm not sure the right decision was made at the beginning of that process (ie. include tracker). - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2008: Melbourne, Australia http://lca2008.linux.org.au/ He'd never undressed a woman with his eyes. Perhaps army boots, school uniform, or a nightie, but never undressed. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html