Bug#688772: gnome Depends network-manager-gnome

[Chris Knadle]

On Friday, October 12, 2012 11:30:36, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Jeremy Bicha <jbicha at ubuntu.com> writes:
> > Not to put more ideas in Ian's head about packaging decisions to
> > overrule, but nobody objects to gnome-core depending on gdm, which also
> > starts by default after installation unless you explicitly disable it,
> > and conflicts with several other display managers that are part of
> > Debian.
> 
> That's the point, though.  No one objects.  In other words, we don't have
> a regular trickle of users of Debian stating that they want to disable
> gdm3 and use a different display manager while still wanting to use GNOME
> and expressing dissatisfaction with the metapackage because of it.  So
> there's no problem.

During an attempt to install a second X display manager, a question is asked 
during the inatall for which of the display managers is to be used to /avoid/ 
a conflict.  That's why there aren't complaints about gdm3 conflicting with 
kdm, xdm, wdm, etc -- if it did, there would be.

  -- Chris

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