Seg, 2006-11-27 às 16:05 -0200, Gustavo Franco escreveu: > On 11/25/06, Luis Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sáb, 2006-11-25 às 19:37 -0200, Gustavo Franco escreveu: > > > On 11/25/06, Luis Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hello there > > > > > > > > talking about the gnome desktop task ( don't know about other > > > > environments) and the packages that should go along. > > > > > > > > i want to propose a minimal (or "normal") desktop task and a full > > > > functional desktop task. > > > > > > Actually we've the 'desktop' task for this and the recent added 'xfce' > > > to act as lightweight desktop options. > > > > ok, i understand your point ... in tasksel you can choose desktop, but > > witch one is installed, does it appear all options? > > Actually GNOME is the default during the regular installation, but one > that wants kde or xfce will be able to point it out before the > installer boots. If it isn't yet, the feature will be documented in > the installation manual. > > > i thought that a desktop task was shown and installed kde minimal and > > gnome minimal. And then, another task installed, for example, a gnome > > optimised gnome desktop. > > There's no 'desktop environment foo minimal' and 'desktop environment > foo optimised' tasks. Just 'desktop' (using twm), 'gnome-desktop', > 'kde-desktop' and 'xfce-desktop'.
i just want that debian's gnome desktop is full of applications that can serve the common users. gnome desktop can be a good integrated environment. ( the other i don't know). I use it and have set several desktop machines in a fine way. > > > this one, i would like to make, let's say, completely functional with no > > needs for a common user to install anything more. It just has all > > functions provided my windows or MacOS. > > > > they are: > > . audio and video codecs > done. > > > . out of the box drivers > done, but it depends of your hardware as windows and macos. ;) > > > . filesystem support > i bet we support through the linux kernel more than windows and/or macos does. the filesystem support is trought gnomevfs. i think gvfs is great and it's easy for users to detect, for example, a pen that has been mounted. > > > . and desktop integration > almost done. almost done???? > > > (...) > > > > . contacts ( address book that integrates with evolution) > > > > > > hmm? > > > > contacts is an address book for pda's. but it is good to just have an > > address book. it's lightwheight and it can substitute evolution in a > > fast lookup. > > oh, i'll take a look. thanks. i have only the version in etch but there is a new one in unstable. > > > (...) > > > > . totem with all available codecs > > > > > > We've totem using xine backend and browser plugins too. In other > > > words, you can see that pretty good apple traillers on their website, > > > got it? ;) > > > > i am using gstreamer. witch backend supports more codecs? > > xine. > > > > > > > > - games > > > > . frozen buble > > > > . gnome-sudoku > > > > > > We've gnome games. ;) > > > > true, but these i think are good to add. > > Probably, remember us during lenny development cycle. You can start > something in wiki.d.o. Do you know our wiki? yes, i'll try to make a page. but this is possible for etch. they both exist. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== other stuff === > > > > > > > > = nautilus and gnomevfs related > > > > to support every fs: > > > > > > > > . ssh > > > > . ftp > > > > . gnomevfs-extfs > > > > . libntfs-gnomevfs > > > > . smbfs ( and smbclient?) > > > > . nfs (?) > > > > . davfs2 > > > > > > needs review for Lenny, but we've good support for Etch. > > > > my aim is to support all available. if the user needs it, it is there. > > The best way is check what we haven't in d-i etch rc1 yet, just a few i bet. > ;) i'll try to check. also, i opened a bug for tasksel to include gnome-spell... please take a look. > > regards, > -- stratus > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
