Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.2-5 Severity: normal With the proposed changes to apt behaviour: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2007/08/msg00000.html xserver-xorg would bring in a massive range of extra packages via the Recommends: on xserver-xorg-video-all: Installing xserver-xorg-video-all as dep of xserver-xorg Installing xserver-xorg-video-apm as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-ark as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-ati as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-chips as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-cirrus as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-cyrix as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-dummy as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-fbdev as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-glint as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-i128 as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-i810 as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-intel as dep of xserver-xorg-video-i810 Installing xserver-xorg-video-mga as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-neomagic as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-rendition as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-s3 as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-s3virge as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-savage as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-sis as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-sisusb as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-tdfx as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-tga as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-trident as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-tseng as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-vesa as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-via as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-voodoo as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-vga as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-v4l as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-video-vmware as dep of xserver-xorg-video-all Installing xserver-xorg-input-all as dep of xserver-xorg Installing xserver-xorg-input-evdev as dep of xserver-xorg-input-all Installing xserver-xorg-input-wacom as dep of xserver-xorg-input-all Please can this be changed prior to the change in apt behaviour - I only have one graphics card installed on each machine! What is the benefit of the Recommended package for an ordinary user who doesn't change their hardware every month? Also, what is the reasoning behind this warning in the package description: " It does not provide the actual server itself, but removing it is strongly discouraged." ? --- System information. --- Architecture: amd64 Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-amd64 Debian Release: lenny/sid 500 unstable www.linux.codehelp.co.uk 500 unstable www.emdebian.org 500 unstable ftp.uk.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ================================================-+-====================== xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-3) | 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-11 xserver-xorg-video-all | OR xserver-xorg-video-1.0 | xserver-xorg-input-all | OR xserver-xorg-input | debconf (>= 0.5) | 1.5.14 OR debconf-2.0 | xkb-data | 1.0~cvs.20070721-1 OR xkb-data-legacy | xbase-clients | 1:7.2.ds2-2 -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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