On Tuesday 29 December 2009 00:21:55 Gmail wrote: > Hi all, > My laptop runs KDE4 fine without x11-base/xorg-x11 installed. Should we > install x11-base/xorg-x11 if desktop environments such as KDE4, GNOME, > or XFCE4 are used? > > Happy New Year > Hung >
Not necessarily. xorg-x11 is a meta package that DEPENDS on other things needed for an X session. You obviously have everything you need for an X session, how otherwise would you be able to run KDE4? (assuming you are not exporting X). Normally it is advisable to install xorg-x11 so as to take advantage of updated DEPENDs etc etc. But it's not a must, it's actually a question only you can answer for you. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
