I agree the apps in x11-apps don't appear to be useful anymore. But the
'xorg' package itself is only a metapackage and pulling in other
packages is what metapackages do. It gives you a traditional X11
environment so from that perspective, having 'xorg' install 'x11-apps'
makes a lot of sense.
I suggest the real bug should be "why are we installing package
'xorg'?". If you want then we can reword this bug accordingly.
** No longer affects: x11-apps (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
** Summary changed:
- xorg metapackage requires x11-apps
+ xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps needlessly
** Summary changed:
- xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps needlessly
+ xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Opinion
** Summary changed:
- xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps
+ xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps and xorg-docs-core
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956126
Title:
xorg metapackage depends on x11-apps and xorg-docs-core
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
xorg, a required dependency of ubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-desktop-
minimal requires the package x11-apps. Currently Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy
defaults to Wayland. These applications are ancient and now most
people won't even be using X11, much less these example applications.
Why are x11-apps going to be required in April of 2022?
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