I agree, the default should be disabled. My rationale:
1. Most users wouldn't necessarily expect the program to be auto-start;
rather, they would expect to add it to their own X-startup scripts if
they want it.
2. Furthermore, it creates really "weird" symptoms for those who don't realise
what's happening. For example,
bug #782049, bug #606565
3. On a multi-user machine, unclutter is a useful tool to have present
- but it shouldn't run for everyone.
4. The least-surprise principle: if you want it and it's not running,
it's very easy to turn on; whereas if you don't want it, but don't know
where to look, it's very hard to turn off.
For example, I usually install unclutter, alongside wmctrl, and xmacro,
as a "standard convenience" on systems that I administrate. I want it to
be there when I need it, but I don't expect it to run until started.
Also, the man page ("man unclutter") does not mention the init-script,
/etc/X11/Xsession.d/90unclutter nor
does it mention /etc/default/unclutter, which makes this more difficult to
"discover".
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/435831
Title:
unclutter shouldn't be enabled by default
Status in “unclutter” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: unclutter
When you install unclutter it starts automatically every time you boot
your computer. This is set in '/etc/default/unclutter'.
It can be confusing for many users (it was for me). I believe the
default should be changed so that the user has to enable it.
Thanks.
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