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Bug 116088 - kdebase-startkde should include kicker, konsole.
Summary: kdebase-startkde should include kicker, konsole.
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] KDE (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: Lowest enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo KDE team
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Reported: 2005-12-19 13:20 UTC by robin shaw
Modified: 2008-10-30 18:21 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description robin shaw 2005-12-19 13:20:44 UTC
kdebase-startkde drops one to a desktop with no functionality other than the limited things that can be done with a right click. the package is already large-ish, the addition of konsole and kicker would greatly increase usability without adding a great deal to the size(as far as i know anyway).
Comment 1 mikael lammentausta 2006-01-20 03:51:48 UTC
Agreed. 
Comment 2 Anonymous bin ich 2006-02-26 02:12:22 UTC
Many people don't use konsole. I myself use aterm.

As far as I understand, kdebase-startkde package is for those just want to log in KDE. konsole is totally unneeded.

Addition of kicker can be considerend though.
Comment 3 Anonymous bin ich 2006-02-26 09:25:28 UTC
No wait. Kicker is also not necessary as many people use ksmoothdock etc. :)
Comment 4 robin shaw 2006-05-30 12:27:03 UTC
kde without a way to access the kde menu tree(even if there isn't much there yet), and a terminal(any terminal, pick one)makes no sense. kdes'_default_ mouse setup is very limited, you can't access applications with it as you can with some other desktops,so i don't see the logic of rolling this up i an easily installed meta-package and leaving kicker out.  
  

 
Comment 5 Miguel Barao 2006-06-02 10:07:58 UTC
You may wish not to have kicker at all. Say a computer only running konqueror with internet access.
.kde/Autostart can be used to launch it at startup.
If you want kicker, emerge it. That is not a problem.
But joining the two into a single package would reduce freedom of choice :)
Comment 6 Anonymous bin ich 2006-06-02 10:46:07 UTC
I think a post emerge message on what to do next, or that you need to emerge kicker to get kicker will do the job. There is no need to 'include' kicker imho.
Comment 7 Kim Pedersen 2006-09-03 05:48:56 UTC
The kicker part is solved as the following equery output shows:

mithrandir ~ # equery depends -d kicker
[ Searching for packages depending on kicker... ]
kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.2

mithrandir ~ # equery depends -d kcontrol
[ Searching for packages depending on kcontrol... ]
kde-base/kdm-3.5.2-r1
kde-base/kdesktop-3.5.2
kde-base/konqueror-3.5.2

mithrandir ~ # equery depends -d kdesktop
[ Searching for packages depending on kdesktop... ]
kde-base/kdebase-startkde-3.5.2
Comment 8 Ioannis Aslanidis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-09-20 15:09:12 UTC
Looks like it's working correctly.
Comment 9 da-gentoobugs-16 2008-10-30 18:21:05 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> I think a post emerge message on what to do next, or that you need to emerge
> kicker to get kicker will do the job. There is no need to 'include' kicker
> imho.
> 
Agree