Hi,
On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:07:58 +0200
Sandro Mani <manisandro(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
From time to time, when setting up virtual machines for testing, I miss a
fast way to install the minimal set of packages which allows me to boot
into the desktop of a desktop environment. Currently, I do a minimal
install, then install some core component, i.e. gnome-shell, and then hunt
the logs to find out which other packages are missing.
Tried that a couple of times. Not a fan. Ever since, I rather install
the XFCE spinoff as it has subjectively fewest unnecessary packages and
go on from there.
So, what about creating groups for the various desktop environments
which
pull in basesystem + xorg + mesa drivers + displaymanager + bare desktop
shell?
Either that, or I could imagine something like a Minimal-GUI spin. Not
sure if the demand for it would be high enough to be worth the effort,
though.
Advantages I see are:
* Users can quickly set up test environments for various desktop
environments
* It would make side-by-side installation of desktop environments more
pleasant
* It might help considering enabling the yum option
"clean_requirements_on_remove=1" by default, since even if something goes
wrong, the user will not end up with a missing desktop next time he or she
reboots
* It might help fixing some package dependencies
Opinions?
Generally +1.
TR
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Tomas Radej <tradej(a)redhat.com>