Re: Bug#935589: cdimage.debian.org: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package missing in xfce-CD-1 iso

[Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>]

Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> writes:

> Users shouldn't have to think about it.  It's our job to make our
> install process do the right thing in the first place.

Well, it doesn't, and most users are aware of that.  DTRT is hard. It's
almost impossible when hardware is part of the equation.  Debian is
good, but will for example fail to install support for 3G/LTE modems if
you happen to select the LXDE task, because lxde recommends

 wicd | network-manager-gnome

Just one example where a user will have to look for packages supporting
their specific hardware after installation.  I'm sure there are plenty
of similar edge cases.  Users expect it and act accordingly. The
existense of an "obsolete" package like xserver-xorg-input-synaptics,
with no indication that it is obsolete, is therefore a problem.

As shown by this completely unnecessary bug and discussion.



Bjørn