Le 28 février 2023 21:53:45 GMT+01:00, Pino Toscano <[email protected]> a écrit : >In data sabato 25 febbraio 2023 23:18:11 CET, Aurélien COUDERC ha scritto: >> - plasma-workspace-wayland installed by default so the wayland session is >> available (the default session stays X11) > >That I don't agree how it was done (more on that later, after some >explanations). > >The idea is that kde-plasma-desktop is the package for the users >representing "a working Plasma desktop". This is done for a number of >reasons: >1) it is easier to have a meta package different than the binaries > provided by the actual sources, so in case they change the > "entry point" is still the same >2) some of the sources have kind-of mutual dependencies: in particular > plasma-desktop and plasma-workspace >3) adding user-level relationships (dependencies, recommends, etc) in > "low-level" packages such as plasma-desktop makes it harder to spot > >Team memebers in the past avoided touching the metapackages of meta-kde, >getting in troubles especially with (2) (and partially with (3)). >I'd really really really recommend not getting in the same troubles >again, and rather keep using the metapackages as "the interface" for >users.
I reread this as « it's a better idea to express those requirements via the metapackages » and not « you shouldn't try touching meta-kde » that I initially read. So if my more recent understanding is correct full ACK also on this. I understand your reasoning and agree with it. Cheers, -- Aurélien -- https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-kde-talk
