| 2007-08-08 15:50:32 |
Wouter Stomp |
ubuntu-meta: statusexplanation |
espeak was already a Recommends by the time I got to this, and I've dropped xsane to Recommends too:
revno: 1039
committer: Colin Watson <cjwatson@canonical.com>
branch nick: ubuntu.gutsy
timestamp: Wed 2007-08-08 10:32:23 +0100
message:
drop xsane to Recommends (LP: #122039)
xterm is a dependency because it's used (hardcoded) by gdm as a fallback in case the main X session fails. |
And what about the others I mentioned above: Serpentine, sound-juicer, tsclient and rss-glx? |
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| 2008-09-01 01:29:47 |
Colin Watson |
description |
Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop
Hello! This is an "exploratory" bug report. It is based on Gutsy, which I'm using right now, but probably applies to the older versions too.
I've just noticed ubuntu-desktop depends on the xsane and espeak packages. These two are packages I have never, ever used, and I suspect this is true for the vast majority of users.
I understand out-of-the-box compatibility with scanners and screen-readers are desirable qualities for Ubuntu, but isn't there another way? Perhaps putting them as "Recommends" dependencies would work; espeak could be part of an "ubuntu-accessibility" package, installed by default, and xsane could maybe be automatically-installed when a scanner is detected.
The problem is that unnecessary packages not only occupy space, but can cause problems too (I've recently have trouble with the GIMP, which I use only on digital-camera pictures, not starting up, and xsane is the suspect; yes, I know it's a development release, and I can handle it, but still). And removing them is a problem, too, because (useful) additions to ubuntu-desktop will not be noticed. |
*** Please do not add new package names to this bug when you think ubuntu-desktop shouldn't depend on them. File a new bug instead. This has been a public service announcement. ***
Hello! This is an "exploratory" bug report. It is based on Gutsy, which I'm using right now, but probably applies to the older versions too.
I've just noticed ubuntu-desktop depends on the xsane and espeak packages. These two are packages I have never, ever used, and I suspect this is true for the vast majority of users.
I understand out-of-the-box compatibility with scanners and screen-readers are desirable qualities for Ubuntu, but isn't there another way? Perhaps putting them as "Recommends" dependencies would work; espeak could be part of an "ubuntu-accessibility" package, installed by default, and xsane could maybe be automatically-installed when a scanner is detected.
The problem is that unnecessary packages not only occupy space, but can cause problems too (I've recently have trouble with the GIMP, which I use only on digital-camera pictures, not starting up, and xsane is the suspect; yes, I know it's a development release, and I can handle it, but still). And removing them is a problem, too, because (useful) additions to ubuntu-desktop will not be noticed. |
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