Make elementary-desktop package

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff]

There is no easy way to install all Elementary components that are included in eOS in other distros; in addition, currently there's no way to push post-release package set fixes (see bug #750534 or #748249 for example). It will also make ebuild script easier to maintain.

Having cascading metapackages (e.g. elementary-desktop depending on elementary-apps and elementary-look) will make the system even more flexible and easier to maintain.

Sample Ubuntu package: http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/natty/ubuntu-meta

[Avi Romanoff (aroman)]

This has been talked about for a while. I definitely don't think it's a good idea to encourage the installation of eOS onto another distro, but I completely agree with the other reasons you have outlined.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

A hierarchy of metapackages is being drafted at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FVaLcGR52781Y0ZmIm2EcEyI_0ae-aj0XtcvitNQgh8/edit?hl=ru&authkey=CNHt7aQO

[Allen Lowe (lallenlowe)]

This discussion really should be happening in a blueprint instead of Google
docs, don't you think?

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Well, I'd register a blueprint and set this URL as a full specification. The blueprint whiteboard doesn't support color and is not made for such things.

[Allen Lowe (lallenlowe)]

Sounds good to me

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Created a blueprint that links to google docs, see https://blueprints.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+spec/metapackages

[Eduard Gotwig (gotwig)]

isnt this fixed now with the elementary-desktop package in the dev-ppa?