Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 01:32:42PM +, Alec Wright wrote: > On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 16:44 +0100, John Nilsson wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 11:25 +0200, Sami Haahtinen wrote: > > > Best option you have is to create a patched alternative > > > ubuntu-desktop package with your own packages. > >

the filesystem hierarchy of modern operating systems

2007-01-13 Thread Jonathon Anderson
Ubuntu developers: Why is the specification mentioned in [ https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/system-directory-approach ] and [ https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/userfriendly-filesystem-structure] "oft-rejected"? Granted, these proposals are not very thought-out or defined,

Re: ubuntu-desktop metapackage - options?

2007-01-13 Thread mikecorn
Canonical could still support their official packages. If users installed something else on their own, that is their business. Is this not already the case with supported desktops? I also wonder which is easier: making many packages co-installable (for all future releases) or adding the propos