Java for use in Firefox and Open Office - which packages to download?

[Billie Walsh]

Art Alexion wrote:
> On Thursday 18 December 2008 4:16:08 pm Jonas Norlander wrote:
>   
>> 2008/12/18 Art Alexion <art.alexion at gmail.com>:
>>     
>>> I have made it a practice not to install firefox from the ubuntu repos
>>> onto kubuntu because it installs gnome as a dependency.  Problem is, if
>>> you don't do that and install firefox from mozilla, you will have
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> Gnome should not be a firefox dependency.  I wish someone would fix that.
>>>       
>> Well it don't really have a dependency on Gnome. If you install the
>> firefox meta package it _suggest_ firefox-3.0-gnome-support and if you
>> install that it pulls in a lot of Gnome stuff like libgnomevfs and
>> libgconf. I don't know how it was before but now on Intrepid Gnome
>> it's not a dependency.
>>     
>
>
> Really?
>
>
> art at splendid:~$ sudo aptitude install firefox
> [sudo] password for art:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   apturl{a} docbook-xml{a} firefox firefox-3.0{a} firefox-3.0-branding{a}
>   gamin{a} gconf2{a} gconf2-common{a} gksu{a} gnome-app-install{a}
>   gnome-icon-theme{a} gnome-keyring{a} gnome-mime-data{a} gnome-mount{a}
>   
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Up front, I don't care for the Gnome desktop. I prefer KDE [ DUH! I 
guess that's why I'm on the Kubuntu list ].

On the other hand there are a few aps that are gnome that I prefer over 
the KDE counterpart. One that I use frequently is "gftp".

I guess I just don't understand. What is all the fuss over having a few 
gnomish bits installed?

If that's how you want to run your computer that's fine. Choices is part 
of what Linux is all about. I'm just curious is all.

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