Orn E. Hansen wrote:
Laugardaginn 27 maí 2006 11:58 skrifaði Per Jessen:
If it is truly redundant, which other function is doing the same thing? If you think the function is superfluous, just remove it.
I know I can remove it, it's not the point. The point is, whenever I update the system, they're just gonna return.
OK, perhaps. My point is - you're in control. No-one is telling you what to do. But if you accept SUSEs defaults, yes, you'll get something you don't want. I generally use the SUSE default ('coz I haven't built my own installation-profiles just yet), and I always get stuff I don't want/need. Samba for instance.
But, as we are talking about SUSE Linux, I don't believe there is a tickbox during installation that clearly says "For server use" or "For desktop use" - so SUSE should try to cover most requirements.
The latest "ideology" is to have A) Server, known as Enterprise Linux, B) Desktop environment, and C) Development environment.
If you're after a Linux specifically for the desktop, maybe NLD is the right option instead of plain SUSE Linux.
and I feel they should be put into a YaST module, where the packages "suggest" cron jobs, and a user selects which he thinks would benefit him. Of course, that's my opinion on the matter.
With SUSE Linux it's a matter of a default that is fairly appropriate for the most people. What's best - that you need to deselect something or that others need to select it? /Per Jessen, Zürich