On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:24:51 -0300
Sergio <[email protected]> wrote:

> Suggestions,
> 
> the XFCE group there has apps that should be optional:
> 
> - NetworkManager-gnome

I think we need this... how else are folks expected to use and manage
their network? 

> - openssh-askpass

Could be optional I suppose, but saves pretty much 0 space. ;) 
I have my machine setup to use gnome-keyring here... 

> - orage (if no panel plugin calls it by default; I don't have it so I 
> think it it isn't required)
> - xarchiver

I suppose, but again small... 

> - xscreensaver-base

This is required for lock screen. 

> - cheese
> - catfish
> - galculator
> - seahorse
> - gnome-bluetooth
> 
> Some of the above could go to the xfce-apps group (or other group)

Yeah, we could move some of them to apps. 

> and some maybe could be dropped altogether (depending on how basic
> one think they are) as they're needed only for some users
> (NetworkManager-gnome, openssh-askpass, gnome-bluetooth¹, seahorse)
> 
> ¹ I don't have bluetooth but I've seen mentions that blueman is
> better.
>
> Plus the list needs to be reviewed as there are packages that are 
> already dependencies of others (polkit-gnome → xfce4-session).

Yeah, I think that most of that is probibly historical... was added
before the dep existed. 
 
> I would also either replace leafpad with geany or add it to the 
> xfce4-apps group.

geany is more of a programming editor isn't it? 
leafpad is more for 'I want to view this simple text file' or 'change
one line in a config' 

> Also the more specific panel plugins could have a separate group.
> Basic ones that could stay (or go to xfce4-apps) are maybe:
> 
> - xfce4-clipman-plugin (apps)
> - xfce4-datetime-plugin (basic)
> - xfce4-dict-plugin (apps)
> - xfce4-notes-plugin (apps)
> - xfce4-places-plugin (basic)
> - xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (basic)
> - xfce4-screenshooter-plugin (basic)
> - xfce4-xfswitch-plugin (basic, needs a little tweaking to work with 
> lightdm, I think)
> 
> The others could go to a specific extra-panel-plugins group.

Sounds reasonable. 

kevin

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