Bug 41964

Summary:	xfce4-base is not so that basic
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Fernando Tarlá Cardoso Lemos <fernandotcl>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	XFCE Team <xfce>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Fernando Tarlá Cardoso Lemos 2004-02-17 15:35:49 UTC

Shouldn't the package xfce4-base contain only base packages? This isn't what is happening. xfce4-base comes with xffm (the file manager, undestandable) and xfprint, although they aren't needed to run XFce4. Even without a configured printer, cups must be emerged bacause xfprint depends on it.

That's it, xfce4-base is not so that basic. The xfce4 package already comes with those packages, and I think users that install xfce4-base instead of xfce4 do it this way because they don't want extra stuff to be installed without need.

I suggest xfce4-base to be modified, or another package to be created, using only the really basic stuff. Because it's somewhat annoying to have to inject the packages manually. :D

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Brad Cowan (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-05-07 21:47:58 UTC

I will probably do some cleanups when 4.2 comes out, until then I'm closing as won't fix