Re: Bug#734093: debian-installer: install plymouth by default
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 08:20:18AM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> (2014-01-21):
> > In that case, to clarify further: I don't have any objection to
> > installing plymouth as long as the "splash" option is *not* included by
> > default. It's a minor waste of disk space if unused, but it might be
> > worth the convenience of being able to quickly turn on the splash.
>
> I don't see the point of installing something if it isn't used/useful by
> default. “apt-get install plymouth” should be fast enough for anyone who
> cares about having it installed.
I don't see the point either, and I wasn't saying I was in *favor* of it
either. I just meant that the objections I was stating earlier in the
bug didn't apply if the splash screen wasn't actually *used*. :)
> See also Julien's point.
A completely reasonable point; I'd agree that without a package in
unstable there's nothing to be done here.
- Josh Triplett
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