Re: xprint - why?
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:15:14 +0000
Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
> On (23/11/04 08:52), Jacob S wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:41:32 -0600
> > Nate Bargmann <n0nb@networksplus.net> wrote:
> >
> > > * Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com> [2004 Nov 23 06:12 -0600]:
> > > > Anyway, if someone could explain or point me to a document or
> > > > thread(which I couldn't find) that explains why we need xprint,
> > > > how it fits in, and what programs it replaces, I'd appreciate
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > I'm probably not alone ;-).
> > <snip>
> > > Since they still depend on xprt I've continued to use the
> > > mozilla.org packages.
> > <snip>
> >
> > Actually, that's not true. "apt-cache show mozilla-firefox" reveals
> > that xprt is now only in the recommended line, instead of the
> > Depends line. In mozilla-browser it's in the Suggests line. I have
> > been following the latest Mozilla browser in Sarge while keeping
> > xprt and friends uninstalled. Works great, no special tricks
> > necessary.
>
> I had trouble printing from mozilla-firefox for a while until ps
> printing via cups was resupported. But I still have the xprt printers
> in firefox's printer list. When I try to remove xprt-xprintorg and
> xprt-common, aptitude complains: x-window-system depends on
> xprt-xprintorg.
>
> Can I safely uninstall them?
Probably not without a bit of work. x-window-system seems to be a meta
package that doesn't really provide anything, it just depends on a bunch
of other stuff - all the things that developer thought should be in a
basic x-window-system - including xprt.
I don't have x-window-system installed on my machine, as I wanted a
little tighter control over my programs. This made uninstalling xprt* a
breeze.
HTH,
Jacob
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