Re: Considerations for 'xmms' removal from Debian

[Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net>]

On 08-Jul-07, 07:07 (CDT), Andreas Tille <tillea@rki.de> wrote: 

> might have links form their desktops or other hooks that just call
> /usr/bin/xmms. So this might affect a lot of users and especially
> those users that have no idea how to cope with a missing xmms in their
> PATH.

Removing a package from the Debian distribution does not cause it to be
removed from user's systems.

So your hypothetical user:

* can create desktop links and scripts
* will notice the xmms has been removed
* will care
* will and can track down (e.g.) audacious as a replacement

BUT

* is incapable of fixing/replacing the desktop links and scripts.

Hmmmm.

Steve
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