Bug#99621: marked as done (Task-tex shouldn't depend on anything that forces you to install a full GUI system)
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From: "S. Massy" <theanaloguekid@tak.dhis.org>
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Subject: Task-tex shouldn't depend on anything that forces you to install a full GUI system
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Package: task-tex
Version: 0.4
Severity: wishlist
In the new task-tex package that has been uploaded yesterday (0.5) a
dependency has been added to texdoctk. Texdoctk in turn depends on a
full GUI envoronment. This is not a good thing for those who cannot,
or do not desire to, install a full set of
x-apps/desktop-components. It would be nice if task-tex was split so
that the cli/console-oriented programs were placed in the main
metapackage and the graphical add-ons were placed into another
metapackage depending on the former one in turn (something like
task-tex-gui).
(NB: I believe that this approach should be considered for other
Debian metapackages as well, thereof making it possible for someone to
install a fully featured environment of a given nature without
necessarily having to install X or a given desktop. Just my two
cents.)
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux tak.net.dhis.org 2.4.5 #1 Sun May 27 11:39:31 EDT 2001 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages task-tex depends on:
ii bibindex 2.9-7 Fast lookup in BibTeX bibliography
ii bibtool 2.44-3 A tool for manipulating BibTeX dat
ii dvidvi 1.0-4 Manipulate .dvi files.
ii lacheck 1.26-6 A simple syntax checker for LaTeX.
ii latex2html 2000-beta1-2 LaTeX to HTML translator.
ii mpage 2.5.1pre-6 print multiple pages per sheet on
ii pstoedit 3.21-1 PostScript and PDF files to editab
ii psutils 1.17-12 A collection of PostScript documen
ii tetex-base 1.0.2+20000804-7 basic teTeX library files
ii tetex-bin 1.0.7+20001218-3 teTeX binary files
ii tetex-doc 1.0.2+20000804-7 teTeX documentation
ii tetex-extra 1.0.2+20000804-7 extra teTeX library files
ii untex 9210-9 Remove LaTeX commands from input.
ii xfig 1:3.2.3.d-beta2-3 Facility for Interactive Generatio
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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
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Subject: Re: Bug#99621: Task-tex shouldn't depend on anything that forces
you to install a full GUI system
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On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, S. Massy wrote:
>...
> > I tend to close this bug because this task-package should help a newbie
> > user to get _everything he might need_ when working with (La)TeX
> > installed (and texdoctk is a big help for someone who isn't that much
> > familar with where to find documentation).
> Oh well, I suppose you're right. I removed task-tex myself.
> I just thought it was nice to have a full environment maintained together
> through a metapackage, though I do not want unnecessary packages installed
> on my system.
When you want you can make your own metapackage, have a look at the equivs
package that makes this really easy.
> Regards,
> S. Massy
cu
Adrian
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