* Silvan <dmmcintyr@users.sourceforge.net> [040713 09:23]: [ package you need to have a basic x window environment ] > > > If so, WTF is it? > > x-window-system-core > Definitely not that, but I think maybe those who said "x-window-system" are > right. Package: x-window-system-core [..] Depends: xserver-xfree86, xlibmesa-dri, xlibmesa-gl, xlibmesa-glu, xfonts-base (>> 4.0), xfonts-100dpi, xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-scalable, xbase-clients, xutils [..] Description: X Window System core components This metapackage provides the essential components for a standalone workstation running the X Window System. It provides the X libraries, an X server (except on the S/390 architecture), a set of fonts, and a group of basic X clients and utilities. . Higher level metapackages, such as those for desktop environments, can depend on this package and simplify their dependencies. . It should be noted that a package providing x-window-manager and a package providing x-terminal-emulator should also be installed to ensure a comfortable X experience. Okay, this package has nearly everything you need, but you need a terminal and a window-manager. Now lets see the difference to the x-window-system package: Package: x-window-system [..] Depends: x-window-system-core, lbxproxy, proxymngr, twm, xdm, xfs, xfwp, xnest, xprt-xprintorg, xterm, xvfb [..] Description: X Window System This metapackage provides substantially all the components of the X Window System as developed by the XFree86 Project, as well as a set of historically popular accessory programs. . The development and debugging libraries are not provided by this metapackage. As you see: contains everything you need and a bit more (guessing that many people won't need proxymngr, twm, xdm xfs, xfwp. xnest, xvfb). Yours sincerely, Alexander
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