Re: Bug#718855: network-manager-gnome -> full gnome recommends chain
On 10/07/2013 01:38 PM, Joey Hess wrote:
network-manager-gnome recommnds gnome-bluetooth recommends
gnome-control-center recommends gnome-session
Not sure what to do about this. gnome-bluetooth seems to have
that recommends because its control panel was moved into
gnome-control-center and is presumably used by its UI.
Perhaps gnome-control-center does not need to recommend gnome-session?
The only change we could make in tasksel is switch !gnome to wicd, but
last I tried it, it was not as good a choice for the average desktop user.
Threads on debian-user indicate this is highly confusing behavior to
users who install XFCE and end up with a default login to gnome. (So
much so that they seem to think it also affects stable, which I highly
doubt, especially since alcohol was involved in some of the users'
testing.)
Hey, (burp) I resemble that remark.
I shwear dat we wer ok 2 driv, or at leest 2 install drivrs. We akshully got the
discs in right-side up and everthink.
;-)
Seriously, we were a bit worse for the wear. We downloaded 7.1, burned it to
disc, and installed it on one of the systems thinking that we could then upgrade
from stable to testing when the current dependency problem was fixed, but we got
gnome when we booted again. Assuming that we didn't screw up and ask for gnome
during installation, that's not a good thing. (But I do get the point about the
alcohol.)
Honestly! Well, that's our story, and we're sticking to it!
Hey, our condition was why I was talking about it on debian-user instead of
trying to put it in the bug report. I realized that I had some 'splainin to do!
Best wishes from a Debian fan,
Jape
PS: I believe you're right about network-manager being a better choice for the
average user. I like wicd, but it just doesn't have the versatility of
network-manager -- especially wrt to ease of use with VPNs. Seems that VPNs
would be a good thing to encourage people to use on a regular basis.
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