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| From | Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) |
| Date | 2021-07-21 13:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CDiJY-4XI-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <CD4nD-4QC-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <CDgRP-3R0-5@gated-at.bofh.it> <CDhNT-4pj-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <CDhXz-4sK-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <CDigV-4Or-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 02:05:10PM +0300, Reco wrote: > On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 11:45:07AM +0100, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 01:34:50PM +0300, Reco wrote: > > > One would think that gnome-www-browser virtual package would fit such > > > role perfectly. I mean, if GNOME DE has some special requirement for a > > > browser, and Debian already has such aptly named virtual package - > > > surely it can be considered as a suitable dependency? > > > > It'd be confusing for people not using GNOME. > > I lost you here. The goalposts were moved in the text that was omitted up there. "Such a role" refers to the hypothetical generic use of gnome-www-browser to act as a virtual package (replacing x-www-browser) in all contexts, not just the dependency list of gnome-core. The statement was that it would be confusing for, say, debian-goodies to suggest gnome-www-browser. Perhaps the developers should consider a different virtual package name which omits the "x-" part and also the "gnome-" part. Maybe something like gui-www-browser. But this isn't my area of expertise, so feel free to ignore my suggestion if it's unsuitable.
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Uninstalling Chromium andrehpb@gmail.com - 2021-07-20 20:00 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-20 20:00 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2021-07-20 22:20 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2021-07-20 22:40 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-20 23:10 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2021-07-20 23:30 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-07-21 11:40 +0200
Re: Uninstalling Chromium Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-21 12:40 +0200
virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-07-21 12:50 +0200
Re: virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-21 13:10 +0200
Re: virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-07-21 13:40 +0200
Re: virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-07-21 13:50 +0200
Re: virtual package names for web browsers (was Re: Uninstalling Chromium) Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-07-21 18:10 +0200
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