Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > > Yes it is, I just checked. > > > > Feel free to file a bug against tasksel, but please look at it again > > (hint: you don't need to reinstall for that :). > > So how do I submit bug reports (besides whining here ;) ) ? reportbug (requires sane mail setup) or read

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-13 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 12:00:02AM +0200 or thereabouts, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Yes it is, I just checked. > > Feel free to file a bug against tasksel, but please look at it again (hint: > you don't need to reinstall for that :). So how do I submit bug reports (besides whining here ;) ) ? I che

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-13 Thread Michael Schmitz
> So who's the rocket scientist who decided that if XWindows gets > installed, then XDM should be enabled? Must be the same sort of person as one who doesn't remember you can always switch to a text console with control-alt-F1. xdm makes perfect sense for a workstation install. Am I missing someth

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Michel Dänzer
Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 03:56:16PM +0200 or thereabouts, Michel Dänzer > wrote: > > The question here is if you can choose between the two variants with and > > without -core and if the difference is (well) documented. If the answer to > > I'm not sure what you mean "w

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 03:56:16PM +0200 or thereabouts, Michel Dänzer wrote: > The question here is if you can choose between the two variants with and > without -core and if the difference is (well) documented. If the answer to I'm not sure what you mean "with and without -core"... IIRC (it's b

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Michel Dänzer
Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > Now if you select simple, the only way you can install xwin is with > task-x-window-*. (unless you use apt-get once everything is installed, > but that's not the point in this discussion :) ) The question here is if you can choose between the two variants with and with

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:51:46AM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > did you select task-x-window-system ? if so thats why it depends on > xdm. anXious can do nothing about that. > when is anXious even asking about this anyway? it can't be in the > postinst... When you install debi

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 08:30:37AM -0400, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:19:50AM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > > task-x-whatever installs it. thats the only way it will be installed > > by `default' since its Priority: optional > > anXious asks me "do you wish

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 04:19:50AM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > task-x-whatever installs it. thats the only way it will be installed > by `default' since its Priority: optional anXious asks me "do you wish to install XDM" I say no. It installs it anyways. (that's using the 'simple'

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 08:03:26AM -0400, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 04:40:34PM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > > if you install xdm it is assumed that you wish to run it. if not then > > apt-get remove xdm. > > I think what he means is that even though he did

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-12 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 04:40:34PM -0800 or thereabouts, Ethan Benson wrote: > if you install xdm it is assumed that you wish to run it. if not then > apt-get remove xdm. I think what he means is that even though he didn't wish to install XDM, it installed anyways (I know, it happened to me too

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 07:40:56PM +, Michael D. Crawford wrote: > So who's the rocket scientist who decided that if XWindows gets > installed, then XDM should be enabled? if you install xdm it is assumed that you wish to run it. if not then apt-get remove xdm. if you still feel the need t

Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-11 Thread Rohan Lloyd
> Michael D Crawford wrote: Michael> So who's the rocket scientist who decided that if XWindows Michael> gets installed, then XDM should be enabled? Can't help you there... Michael> I could log in alright, but I couldn't move the mouse. Michael> XWindows is not yet doing me a whole lot of g

Re: Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-11 Thread Michel Dänzer
(This is the wrong place for this thread. Either contact the X maintainer Branden Robinson (be prepared to get flamed ;) or post to the debian-x list) "Michael D. Crawford" wrote: > > So who's the rocket scientist who decided that if XWindows gets > installed, then XDM should be enabled? What d

Debian X package shouldn't install XDM by default

2001-04-11 Thread Michael D. Crawford
So who's the rocket scientist who decided that if XWindows gets installed, then XDM should be enabled? I hadn't messed with my new debian PPC installation since I downloaded all the packages, but when I did download them, I retrieved the complete X11 package, then after the packages were installed