Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:51:46AM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote:
> did you select task-x-window-system ? if so thats why it depends on
> xdm. anXious can do nothing about that.
> when is anXious even asking about this anyway? it can't be in the
> postinst...
When you install debian, it installs the base packages, then you reboot,
answer some questions, one of which is about the package selection: either
advanced (using dselect) or simple (using a task selector). I wager
many people choose simple, as I did once (cause I was too lazy that day
to go through dselect ;) ).
Now if you select simple, the only way you can install xwin is with
task-x-window-*. (unless you use apt-get once everything is installed,
but that's not the point in this discussion :) )
This installs anXious. anXious asks if you want xdm, so I would think it
wouldn't install it if I said no... But as you said task-x-window-system
installs xdm. So something's not completely consistent here...
Cheers,
Patrix.
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