On Wednesday 04 December 2002 23:50, Michael Banck wrote: > On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 06:42:43PM -0500, H. S. Teoh wrote: > > > > Install discover, read-edid and mdetect before you install X, and > > > > you're set. > > > > > > Now explain that to my mother! :p > > > > [snip] > > > > Maybe what we want is a meta-package that depends on discover, read_edid, > > and mdetect. > > Maybe what we need are people who read package descriptions prior to > install: > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > [...] > Suggests: discover, mdetect, read-edid > [...] > If the discover, mdetect and read-edid packages are installed, the debconf > scripts in this package will use them to attempt automatic configuration > of the X server based on your information returned by your video card, > mouse, and monitor. > > Michael
Not only will most people only read the top level package description, i.e. x-window-system, but if they are using apt-get the suggested pacakged are not even offered as an option. Perhaps apt-get needs as option which says either treat suggests as requires, or ask for confirmation on suggests. David
