Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-06 Thread Joey Hess
Eduardo Silva wrote: > Did you receive my previous comment, where I say: > > "I'm sorry, after all it doesn't run in text mode!... Yes. -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-06 Thread Joey Hess
Gustavo Franco wrote: > Is this bug still relevant? I think 'lshal' (console) and > hal-device-manager (GUI) are doing this job in > "desktop environment" task, aren't ? hardinfo does provide more information (of some types), it's arguable whether this is bloat of the task or not. -- see shy jo

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-06 Thread Gustavo Franco
Hi, Is this bug still relevant? I think 'lshal' (console) and hal-device-manager (GUI) are doing this job in "desktop environment" task, aren't ? Thanks, Gustavo Franco - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-06 Thread Eduardo Silva
I'm having trouble receiving the comments of bugs I submit in my e-mail, and I'm wondering if my posterior comments are also received by otherws. Did you receive my previous comment, where I say: "I'm sorry, after all it doesn't run in text mode!... I was trying out some hardware-reporting progra

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-04 Thread Eduardo Silva
--- Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eduardo Silva wrote: > > Hardinfo is both a gtk2 and text program that > shows all the hardware on the system. > > The gtk2 version is placed under system tools menu > in Gnome, as is very slick, simple > > and effective. I find it easier to understand,

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-04 Thread Joey Hess
Eduardo Silva wrote: > Hardinfo is both a gtk2 and text program that shows all the hardware on the > system. > The gtk2 version is placed under system tools menu in Gnome, as is very > slick, simple > and effective. I find it easier to understand, and better than ubuntu's > equivalent. > > A

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-04 Thread Joey Hess
I guess it's worth considering that the desktop task already has hal-device-manager, which probably provides a lot more details about more hardware. However, hardinfo does have some nice things, including the benchmarks and a broader focus (cups, etc). -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: D

Bug#370318: tasksel: Please provide hardinfo in desktop-environment task

2006-06-04 Thread Eduardo Silva
Package: tasksel Version: 2.44 Severity: wishlist Hardinfo is both a gtk2 and text program that shows all the hardware on the system. The gtk2 version is placed under system tools menu in Gnome, as is very slick, simple and effective. I find it easier to understand, and better than ubuntu's e