Thanks, that does sound like a way to split the package. I'm going to go
ahead and re-open this bug so that if anyone wants to work on that idea,
they can.
** Also affects: gdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Summary changed:
- change dependency on gdm
+ Split GDM packages
** Description changed:
+ The problem is that when someone using Ubuntu with Unity installs gnome-
+ shell, they are prompted to choose a display manager but there isn't
+ enough information about which one to choose.
+
+ Original bug report
+ -------------------
gnome-shell depends on gdm;
however, it is possible to use gnome-shell with another session manager (esp.
lightdm which is the default on ubuntu).
So this dependency seems too strong. It should either
* be changed to a recommend
* be a dependency on gdm | lightdm (possibly adding other session managers?)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1162849
Title:
Split GDM packages
Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in “gnome-shell” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
The problem is that when someone using Ubuntu with Unity installs
gnome-shell, they are prompted to choose a display manager but there
isn't enough information about which one to choose.
Original bug report
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gnome-shell depends on gdm;
however, it is possible to use gnome-shell with another session manager (esp.
lightdm which is the default on ubuntu).
So this dependency seems too strong. It should either
* be changed to a recommend
* be a dependency on gdm | lightdm (possibly adding other session managers?)
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