On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 09:46:56PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 9/12/05, H. S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Neither can I. gnomeo-desktop-environment depends upon sound-juicer > > > 2.10.1. And such a sound-juicer doesn't exist in Debian Testing at present. > > And this begs the question, why does gnome-desktop-environment > *depend* on something like sound-juicer?
Because the whole reason the "gnome-desktop-environment" *meta-package* exists is to give you a complete Gnome. Not Gnome minus whatever *this* cluebie doesn't like, whatever *that* cluebie doesn't like, etc. If you don't like what the meta-package installs, don't use the gods-be-damned thing. Install one of the sub-packages, install whatever parts of Gnome float your boat. The dependencies of the meta-package tell you what they all are. Oh, wait... that would mean you'd actually have a clue about what testing is, wouldn't it? > Shouldn't that be a "recommends"? No. > What if I prefer to use a different CD ripping app? Then do so. Isn't choice wonderful? > Why should I *have* to install sound-juicer? You don't. See above. > And this same question applies to a lot of other packages. Often if I > try to upgrade a bunch of stuff, ... <snip OP describing his misunderstanding of how updates work> Why don't you just stick to stable, huh? -- Marc Wilson | Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will [EMAIL PROTECTED] | take care of themselves. -- Lazarus Long -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
