On 06/18/2013 02:24 AM, Lars Noodén wrote: > On 06/18/2013 10:18 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote: >> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially >> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats >> 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as a >> default app? >> >> In many ways it's comparable to Gparted which Ubuntu long ago decided to >> provide only on the live image so it would be available for installation >> purposes. BTW I think Gparted is much easier for even a noob to use. >> >> So I just wanted us to think about possibly dropping >> 'gnome-disk-utility' from "depends" and/or "recommends". It's not an >> earthshaking thing .............. just a thought. >> >> Lance > As long as dd (disk destroyer) is still there under the hood, I'd say > it's fine to remove it from my perspective. There's not any package or > process that needs it is there? > > Regards, > /Lars > > I'm just trying to determine if anyone thinks it's either useful or destructive. IMHO it's seldom useful and potentially destructive for clueless end-users ;^)
I think it was just pulled into Ubuntu's default apps when GNOME went to version 3.*. And I find it to be nothing but a pain in the neck! Lance -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
