[xubuntu-users] Why would removing samba-commone remove xubuntu-desktop

[Chris G]

On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 10:40:08PM -0000, Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:32:35 -0000, J. Anthony Limon <j at flippo.net> wrote:
> 
> > Chris G wrote:
> >> On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 11:38:06AM -0000, Steve wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:15:52 -0000, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have move a lot of services from my desktop machine to a dedicated
> >>>> server so I'm now tidying up and removing unnecessary utilitie from my
> >>>> dekstop machine.
> >>>>
> >>>> When I try and remove samba-common it also removes xubuntu-desktop as
> >>>> a dependency, why would this be?  Surely I can have xubuntu/xfce
> >>>> without Samba installed.
> >>>>
> >>> xubuntu-desktop is a meta file, it just holds a list of files required  
> >>> for
> >>> the xubuntu experience.  My suggestion is just to install it again when
> >>> you’ve finished removing samba.  There’s a bit of a discussion about it
> >>> here
> >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-December/203608.html
> >>
> >> OK, I've tried that.  When I reinstall xubuntu-desktop it wants to  
> >> install
> >> samba-common, samba-common-bin and smbclient.
> >>
> >
> > Just let it get removed, it's only a metapackage.
> >
> > It boils down to the fact that Xubuntu includes samba and
> > "xubuntu-desktop" is the package which controls everything Xubuntu  
> > includes.
> >
> > - J
> >
> It would appear that xubuntu-desktop, unlike ubuntu-desktop can be removed  
> safely.
>  From http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/xubuntu-desktop
> 
> Xubuntu desktop system
> 
> This package depends on all of the packages in the Xubuntu desktop system
> 
> It is safe to remove this package if some of the desktop system packages  
> are not desired.
> 
OK, thanks all for the help and pointers.

-- 
Chris Green