Bug#1124649: xfce4: Remove Recommends: xorg
Source: xfce4
Version: 4.20.1
Tags: forky sid
For Debian 13, all desktops had a dependency on the xorg metapackage.
I think that metapackage pulls in too many things that aren't needed.
Now in Debian Unstable, nothing has Depends: xorg and there are only 3
packages left that have Recommends: xorg
$ reverse-depends -r sid xorg
Reverse-Recommends
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* task-xfce-desktop
* xfce4
* xorgxrdp
I recommend that xfce4 and task-xfce-desktop remove that Recommends.
Actually, xfce4's X session (which is still the default) should have
Depends: xorg-xserver, to make it more obvious that it requires the
Xorg server. See https://bugs.debian.org/1124647 for that specific
change request.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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