Re: Why does installing gnome packages versioned 2.28+6 insist on installing gnash?

[Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>]

On 2010-03-17, Mark Allums <mark@allums.com> wrote:
> Gnash is a noble effort.  Gnash sucks.  I want choice, and my choice is 
> Adobe Flash.  Installing Gnash screws up Flash.  Right now, I can refuse 
> to update GNOME on Squeeze any further, but the time will come when that 
> will not be a viable option.  Why does GNOME require Gnash?  And what 
> can I do to put a stop to it?

Look at the following metapackages, their descriptions and dependencies:

    gnome
    gnome-desktop-environment
    gnome-core

Choose the one which best suits your purposes and install it.

-- 
Liam O'Toole
Birmingham, United Kingdom