Joey Hess wrote: > If so, I would be happy to add this to tasksel, so that the desktop task > automatically installs it if it detects a system that is not easily > capable of running kde/gnome. Tasksel has the infrastructure needed to > support doing this kind of thing, just a matter of finding appropriate > heuristics to pick the right desktop variant in an unsuprising way.
No automatic detection can be 100% unsurprising, because it highly depends on your expectations. I do realize that desktop task is not targeted at experienced users, but this autodetection should at least be optional. I am sure this has been discussed many times, but one thing i would really like to see in tasksel is: [X] Desktop environment [X] I do not know (automatic/default) [ ] KDE desktop environment [ ] GNOME desktop environment [ ] XFCE desktop environment [ ] $foo desktop environment > I think this would be better than a meta package because it would be > available in the regular install, and it would avoid some of the issues > with meta packages. Meta package or not, I do not consider "Light Desktop" a good name because it is too general. A name like "XFCE desktop" would be way more descriptive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]