[Bug 68430] Re: Dependencies allow driver packages to be removed too easily

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 04:16:57AM -0000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > I think we ought to tighten the dependencies on xserver-xorg 
> > so that all video drivers must be installed. Users who truly 
> > intend to strip down their systems like this should use 
> > xserver-xorg-core + the driver they need.
> 
> yes, except the configuration infrastructure is still in xserver-xorg,
> so this is not a sane option to be recommending.

At this time, it's much more important to ensure proper desktop upgrades
than to support stripped-down configurations, so this still seems like the
best option for the present.  It's also my understanding that the server
should be able to run without a configuration file in many more
circumstances soon; isn't that so?

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 - mdz

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Dependencies allow driver packages to be removed too easily
https://launchpad.net/bugs/68430