On 2011-10-12 21:50 +0200, Harry Putnam wrote: > Raf Czlonka <r...@linuxstuff.pl> writes: > >> You can remove most of the video drivers, leaving only the one(s) >> corresponding to your graphic card. The same goes with input drivers. >> > > I'm still managing to confuse myself. > > When I look at some of the drivers that nearly positive I do not need > with `aptitude why' It appears to be saying they are needed: > > aptitude why xserver-xorg-video-mach64 > i task-desktop Depends xserver-xorg-video-all > ihA xserver-xorg-video-all Depends xserver-xorg-video-ati > i A xserver-xorg-video-ati Depends xserver-xorg-video-mach64 > > Note that the output shows `Depends' rather than `Recommends', so I > guess its saying if I want to run with `task-desktop' I need this > driver.
This is correct. > But do I really? No, it is entirely reasonable to just install the video driver for your card, plus maybe the -vesa and -fbdev drivers as fallback. But that is not a viable solution for a metapackage that ensures a working X on *all* machines. People who want such fine-tuning should better select individual packages instead of tasks. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mxd6nf0v....@turtle.gmx.de
