Re: meta gnome packages in sarge.
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:25:23 +0100
Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 02:30:07PM +1100, Lex Hider wrote:
> > I'm a little confused about gnome's current status in sarge.
> > I have installed gnome-session/panel etc at version 2.2 to get
> > a working gnome 2.2 desktop.
> >
> > However there is no gnome meta package and the gnome-core package is at 1.4
> > although it suggests some gnome2 stuff.
>
> Yeah, the number of dependencies are not making it easy for meta-gnome2
> to get into testing.
>
> > So is it currently not possible to install gnome2 via a meta package in sarge?
>
> Not right now, no, becuase the GNOME browsers are missing in Sarge, so
> they'd be uninstallable.
>
> > I noticed that the gnome/gnome-core packages in sid are 2.4, does that mean
> > that you're trying to get 2.4 into the next relase and there will be no gnome2.2
> > meta packages.
>
> That's right. The plan is to get 2.4 in Sarge.
YEAHHHHHHH =)
> Jordi
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