Processed: Re: Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
Processing control commands: > tags -1 - pending Bug #908804 [task-desktop] [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends Removed tag(s) pending. > tags -1 + wontfix Bug #908804 [task-desktop] [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends Added tag(s) wontfix. -- 908804: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908804 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems
Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
Control: tags -1 - pending Control: tags -1 + wontfix Hrr, copy-and-paste error Holger Wansing wrote: > Control: tags -1 + pending > > Julien Cristau wrote: > > On 09/14/2018 09:03 AM, Alexander Kernozhitsky wrote: > > > Package: task-desktop > > > Version: 3.45 > > > Severity: wishlist > > > > > > Now task-desktop depends on xserver-xorg-video-all, which forces to have > > > all > > > the video drivers in the system, even if they appear unused. I suggest to > > > move > > > xserver-xorg-video-all into Recommends and depend on xorg-driver-video > > > (to > > > force the system to have at least one video driver installed). > > > > > I don't think this makes sense. There's little cost to having unused > > drivers around (hell, installing the kernel package gets you loads more > > that you can't opt out of), and installing a single random driver is > > typically not going to get you anything. > > Alexander's proposal makes sense when it comes to creating a minimalistic > system for example. > This is however not the approach behind this tasks from tasksel; they have to > serve a maximum of hardware and user configurations, and especially need to > fit > for unexperienced users. > Experienced users or people with special requirements will have the knowledge, > how to make their system suitable for their needs. > That's not the scope of tasksel and its tasks. > > So tagging this bug as wontfix -- Holger Wansing PGP-Finterprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
Control: tags -1 + pending Julien Cristau wrote: > On 09/14/2018 09:03 AM, Alexander Kernozhitsky wrote: > > Package: task-desktop > > Version: 3.45 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Now task-desktop depends on xserver-xorg-video-all, which forces to have > > all > > the video drivers in the system, even if they appear unused. I suggest to > > move > > xserver-xorg-video-all into Recommends and depend on xorg-driver-video (to > > force the system to have at least one video driver installed). > > > I don't think this makes sense. There's little cost to having unused > drivers around (hell, installing the kernel package gets you loads more > that you can't opt out of), and installing a single random driver is > typically not going to get you anything. Alexander's proposal makes sense when it comes to creating a minimalistic system for example. This is however not the approach behind this tasks from tasksel; they have to serve a maximum of hardware and user configurations, and especially need to fit for unexperienced users. Experienced users or people with special requirements will have the knowledge, how to make their system suitable for their needs. That's not the scope of tasksel and its tasks. So tagging this bug as wontfix Holger -- Holger Wansing PGP-Finterprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
Processed: Re: Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
Processing control commands: > tags -1 + pending Bug #908804 [task-desktop] [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends Added tag(s) pending. -- 908804: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=908804 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems
Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
On 09/14/2018 09:03 AM, Alexander Kernozhitsky wrote: > Package: task-desktop > Version: 3.45 > Severity: wishlist > > Now task-desktop depends on xserver-xorg-video-all, which forces to have all > the video drivers in the system, even if they appear unused. I suggest to > move > xserver-xorg-video-all into Recommends and depend on xorg-driver-video (to > force the system to have at least one video driver installed). > I don't think this makes sense. There's little cost to having unused drivers around (hell, installing the kernel package gets you loads more that you can't opt out of), and installing a single random driver is typically not going to get you anything. Cheers, Julien
Bug#908804: [task-desktop] Move xserver-xorg-video-all to recommends
Package: task-desktop Version: 3.45 Severity: wishlist Now task-desktop depends on xserver-xorg-video-all, which forces to have all the video drivers in the system, even if they appear unused. I suggest to move xserver-xorg-video-all into Recommends and depend on xorg-driver-video (to force the system to have at least one video driver installed). --- System information. --- Architecture: Kernel: Linux 4.18.0-1-amd64 Debian Release: buster/sid 990 testing ftp.by.debian.org 500 unstableftp.by.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed =-+-=== tasksel (= 3.45) | 3.45 xorg | 1:7.7+19 xserver-xorg-video-all| 1:7.7+19 xserver-xorg-input-all| 1:7.7+19 desktop-base | 9.0.7 Recommends (Version) | Installed -+-=== task-gnome-desktop | OR task-xfce-desktop| OR task-kde-desktop | 3.45 OR task-lxde-desktop| OR task-cinnamon-desktop| OR task-mate-desktop| OR task-lxqt-desktop| xdg-utils| 1.1.3-1 avahi-daemon | 0.7-4 libnss-mdns | 0.14.1-1 anacron | 2.3-24 eject| 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.2 iw | 4.14-0.1 alsa-utils | 1.1.6-1 libu2f-udev | sudo | 1.8.23-2 firefox | 62.0-1 OR firefox-esr | Package's Suggests field is empty. -- Alexander Kernozhitsky
