Re: Installing KDE didn't pull in all dependencies - A bug?
On Saturday 11 November 2006 02:33, Kevin Mark wrote:
> Hi Amit,
> No, its not a bug but a feature! You can instll xorg (the current X), by
> using 'apt-get install xorg' which, just like 'kde', is a meta-packge
> that makes things easier for users. I forget the exact reason, but it
> has to do with the fact that kde and x dont have to be on the same
> machine for kde to work, so that kde needs x but not necessarily
> installed on YOUR machine, thus kde does not require x but suggests
> x-window-system-core (a basic subset of the total x system), this can be
> seen by doing 'apt-cache show kde' and look at the 'Suggests:' line.
> Cheers,
> Kev
> --
Yes Kev, it certainly suggests that package. Yes I almost forgot the fact
about remotely using the Xserver...:)
Thanks. :)
Regards,
Amit.
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