[ubuntu-x] Fwd: Wacom tablets, TabletPC and Xorg support for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)

[shirish]

Hi all,
 I just have a small query, probably using this thread is a bad idea
but didn't want to invoke/make another thread.

What about users who don't a Wacom tablet. As of right now, the wacom
packages are installed even if you do not have a Wacom tablet

$ aptitude search wacom
p   wacom-tools                                            - utilities
for Wacom tablet devices
i   xserver-xorg-input-wacom                               - X.Org X
server -- Wacom input driver

~$ aptitude show xserver-xorg-input-wacom
Package: xserver-xorg-input-wacom
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 1:0.8.1.4-0ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Uncompressed Size: 262k
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.1-1ubuntu3)
Suggests: wacom-tools
Conflicts: wacom-tools (< 1:0.7.9.3-2)
Replaces: wacom-tools (< 1:0.7.9.3-2)
Provides: xserver-xorg-input-2.1
Description: X.Org X server -- Wacom input driver
 This package provides the X.Org driver and udev support for Wacom
tablet devices.

 Note that it is not a part of the X.Org distribution since X11R6:
this driver is from the linuxwacom project. See
 http://linuxwacom.sf.net for details.

 You will also require a kernel module which supports your tablet.
Many types are supported by the 'wacom' module supplied with current
Linux kernels. If yours is not one of them (yet) then see the
wacom-kernel-source package for the most up to date module available.

I don't claim to know any statistics of number of people who have or
don't have wacom tablets. I just wanna know if at some point the
infrastructure becomes intelligent enough so it doesn't put up that
driver for users who have clearly no need for it.

I could file a bug, but its better to ask if there is any fallacy in
this argument before filing the same.

Feel free to add, improvise or tell me what would be the best.
-- 
          Regards,
          Shirish Agarwal
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