Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > The policy manual says that all standard packages should be installed by > > default "if the user doesn't select anything else". Randolph and I have > > talked about this before, inconclusively. I don't know if it makes sense to > > only install standard if you select no tasks in tasksel, or what. > > Yikes, that is toughie. Maybe kick it over to debian-policy?
Sure. Policy folks, we're talking about what tasksel installs on a freshly installed debian system. > I would think at this late stage in the game, that it maybe shouldn't > be added. Or, perhaps, ask the user if they want std priority pkgs, > and offer to list them? > > Should I file a wishlist against tasksel for this? > > I personally think we have a lot of gaps in what is installed by the > task-* packages, but I haven't heard too many complaints. Tasksel already installs all required and important packages, which must fill most of the holes. -- see shy jo
