Re: Mouse configuration during installation needs improvement
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 06:49:17AM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Not to mention the various remarks that have been made, I would like
> to enhance that ppl who use the Linux console on a regular basis
> (which is usually what motivates activating a mouse on it) are
> perfectly able to know that gpm is the package to install if one wants
> support for the mouse in the console.
>
> So, do we really want to install/configure GPM for any user of the
> system, knowing that a very large part of users will never use
> it....and those who might need it are perfectly able to figure out how
> to do "aptitude install gpm"??
>
> In short, I don't think that having gpm by default is worth it.
Given most people don't use the console ever, installing a service that
is only for console use by default is simply wrong. The less services
need to be enabled by default the better.
And installing gpm later if needed still allows it to get along with X
so there is no problem, contrary to the original post. There was in the
past, but the kernel has improved since then.
--
Len Sorensen
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