On 1/9/19 12:34 AM, Miro Hrončok wrote:
> Hi, we've successfully removed Python 2 from default Workstation
> installation years ago, today I'd like to see if we could do it in Xfce
> Spin as well.
> 
> For those not in the picture: Python 2 ill EOL in 11 months, 22 days [0].
> We are trying to get rid of it as much as possible in Fedora [1][2].
> 
> Eliminating Python 2 from our defualt installations is an important step
> here.
> 
> Today, if I try to uninstall python2 from Xfce spin (rawhide), this is
> what gets removed as dependent:
> 
>  NetworkManager-openconnect-gnome
>  blueberry
>  gnumeric
>  python2-catfish
>  system-config-keyboard
>  system-config-users
> 
> Several others go as no longer needed, mostly python2 libs, but also:
> 
>  NetworkManager-openconnect
>  bluez-obex
>  bluez-tools
>  openconnect
>  wmctrl
> 
> While I doubt the actual usefulness of gnumeric, what bothers me is:
> 
> 1. It seems that the Bluetooth stack is entirely gone. Do we have an
> viable alternative?

Oddly, blueberry upstream seems to be python3 already, but our fedora
package seems to change to python2 for some reason? I can look into
it... or if someone else wants to and submit a PR that would be great!
> 2. If openconnect is not needed on Workstation, why is it needed in Xfce?

we can drop it, I think we just had it because others did.
> 
> 3. Can we set keyboards/users with some alternatives? system-config-*
> still link to fedorahosted as upstream and haven't received an update in
> years. They seem pretty upstream dead to me.

yep. I'd say drop.

> 4. Catfish is Python 3 compatible, but the Fedora maintainer is not [4].

That is pretty sad. I guess I would say drop it from the spin if it's
not going to be maintained in a reasonable manner.

kevin


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