Re: How to get version information in common notation
On 2011-10-12 21:50 +0200, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Raf Czlonka <rjc@linuxstuff.pl> writes:
>
>> You can remove most of the video drivers, leaving only the one(s)
>> corresponding to your graphic card. The same goes with input drivers.
>>
>
> I'm still managing to confuse myself.
>
> When I look at some of the drivers that nearly positive I do not need
> with `aptitude why' It appears to be saying they are needed:
>
> aptitude why xserver-xorg-video-mach64
> i task-desktop Depends xserver-xorg-video-all
> ihA xserver-xorg-video-all Depends xserver-xorg-video-ati
> i A xserver-xorg-video-ati Depends xserver-xorg-video-mach64
>
> Note that the output shows `Depends' rather than `Recommends', so I
> guess its saying if I want to run with `task-desktop' I need this
> driver.
This is correct.
> But do I really?
No, it is entirely reasonable to just install the video driver for your
card, plus maybe the -vesa and -fbdev drivers as fallback. But that is
not a viable solution for a metapackage that ensures a working X on
*all* machines. People who want such fine-tuning should better select
individual packages instead of tasks.
Sven
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