Package: xorg Version: latest Severity: wishlist Tags: patch I just did some tests (setup a bare-bones sid system, and then installed a working gnome/gdm/x11 environment by hand), and found that it is possible to obtain a working gnome desktop by just installing the following X components (and their dependencies):
xserver-xorg, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-scalable (plus the dependencies dragged in by gdm and gnome-core, of course). This really calls for an easy way to install the server and associated fonts without having to type (and remember/figure out) the whole list. Please, could you bring back the -core metapackage we used to have, and set it up so that it serves this purpose? (i.e. install a basic X11 server without any clients) See attached patch. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-amd64 Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
diff -ur xorg-7.3+7/debian/control xorg-7.3+7.new/debian/control --- xorg-7.3+7/debian/control 2007-11-27 04:05:25.000000000 +0100 +++ xorg-7.3+7.new/debian/control 2007-12-10 19:33:09.000000000 +0100 @@ -108,11 +108,23 @@ (Xorg). It does not provide any drivers itself, and may be removed if you wish to only have certain drivers installed. +Package: xorg-core +Architecture: all +Depends: xserver-xorg, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1) +Provides: x-window-system-core +Description: X.Org X Window System (server only) + This metapackage provides the components for a standalone + workstation running the X Window System. It provides an X server and + a set of fonts. It doesn't, however, provide any X clients. + . + Higher level metapackages, such as those for desktop environments, can + depend on this package and simplify their dependencies. + Package: xorg Architecture: all -Depends: xserver-xorg, libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libglu1-mesa, xfonts-base (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-100dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-75dpi (>= 1:1.0.0-1), xfonts-scalable (>= 1:1.0.0-1), x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xfs-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xterm | x-terminal-emulator, sparc-utils | not+sparc +Depends: xorg-core, libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libglu1-mesa, x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-utils, x11-xfs-utils, x11-xkb-utils, x11-xserver-utils, xauth, xinit, xfonts-utils, xkb-data, xterm | x-terminal-emulator, sparc-utils | not+sparc Recommends: xorg-docs -Provides: x-window-system, x-window-system-core +Provides: x-window-system Description: X.Org X Window System This metapackage provides the components for a standalone workstation running the X Window System. It provides the X libraries, an X
