On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:15:14 +0000 Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On (23/11/04 08:52), Jacob S wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:41:32 -0600 > > Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > * Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Nov 23 06:12 -0600]: > > > > Anyway, if someone could explain or point me to a document or > > > > thread(which I couldn't find) that explains why we need xprint, > > > > how it fits in, and what programs it replaces, I'd appreciate > > > > it. > > > > > > > > I'm probably not alone ;-). > > <snip> > > > Since they still depend on xprt I've continued to use the > > > mozilla.org packages. > > <snip> > > > > Actually, that's not true. "apt-cache show mozilla-firefox" reveals > > that xprt is now only in the recommended line, instead of the > > Depends line. In mozilla-browser it's in the Suggests line. I have > > been following the latest Mozilla browser in Sarge while keeping > > xprt and friends uninstalled. Works great, no special tricks > > necessary. > > I had trouble printing from mozilla-firefox for a while until ps > printing via cups was resupported. But I still have the xprt printers > in firefox's printer list. When I try to remove xprt-xprintorg and > xprt-common, aptitude complains: x-window-system depends on > xprt-xprintorg. > > Can I safely uninstall them? Probably not without a bit of work. x-window-system seems to be a meta package that doesn't really provide anything, it just depends on a bunch of other stuff - all the things that developer thought should be in a basic x-window-system - including xprt. I don't have x-window-system installed on my machine, as I wanted a little tighter control over my programs. This made uninstalling xprt* a breeze. HTH, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
