On Sun, May 04, 2014 at 04:34:30AM +0100, Tom Furie wrote: > On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 12:19:50PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > > > > tasks-xfce-desktop is a meta package that includes xfce, and also a set > > > of additional packages that are typically used on a desktop system, > > > like libreoffice and iceweasel. > > > > Those packages should be part of an OS install, not a DE, or am I wrong? > > I think you are wrong. Those applications (office-suite, web-browser) > are applications on top of your desktop environment, which is a layer on > top of the OS. They are certainly useful to most people, but they are > not crucial to a functional desktop environment, and they are certainly > not crucial to a working operating system. I learn something every day. I always thought the office suite and browser were part of the base OS. Thanks for the enlightenment. > > Added to that, intalling one of the -desktop tasks (for the most part) > pulls in a particular office suite and a particular browser, which might > not be those I want installed. -- Bob Holtzman Our company's mission is to enable data-stream synergies with confluent bullshit mining,
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