Void-packages: Request: Please include gnome gnome-menus and gnome-screensaver as dependency from metapackage "gnome"

Created on 10 Jul 2020 · 5Comments · Source: void-linux/void-packages

Please include gnome gnome-menus and gnome-screensaver as dependency from metapackage "gnome" in order to simplifiy the installation of Gnome.
If possible remove the dependency of eog.,yelp and all the docs.
Change dependency of gdm to lightdm (the system will be lighter).

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gorkawien

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@gorkawien If you're going to build a live ISO you can just not use the gnome meta pacakge. Why not list the individual packages you want included with -p pkg1,pkg2,pkg3, …?
Or even easier yet: create your own gnome-live package in a fork of this repository and list whatever you think belongs there and omit what you don't want. There is no need and certainly no good reason to change what Void's gnome meta package contains just for that purpose.

pullmoll on 11 Jul 2020

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pinging @not-chicken and @mnabid

GDM is the supported way of starting GNOME afaik, and most GNOME metapackages around install GDM. It's only 4M installed.

ericonr on 10 Jul 2020

The GNOME metapackages are being restructured in #22936. gnome-menus is added as dependency there.

LightDM isn't part of GNOME, so it probably wouldn't be included in gnome metapackage. (And it shouldn't, in my opinion).
IIRC, GNOME Wayland session doesn't show up in lightdm. You can install lightdm manually and use it as default.

gnome-screensaver is very old, and isn't needed anymore (not even in gnome-flashback, see #21382 (comment) ).

mnabid on 10 Jul 2020

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@ericonr is not about the size. I am building a live iso of Gnome, and i think that the GDM package is causing me trouble with lightdm. and other DMs
The reason to use lightdm is because the RAM drops around 200 -250 MB.
The issue I have noticed is that with another DM the anon login doesnt work, only root.
I also notice that eog, evince, and file-roller are dependencies.
IMHO this 3 packages should be a dependency , and if they are, also gnome-terminal should be a dependency.
@mnabid thanks for the information. Is good to know that they are considering including gnome-menus.
Maybe I didn't explain myself clear. My personal opinión is that no DM should be included as dependency in the metapackage (let the user choose).
Also I would also remove the dependencies of eog, file-roller and evince, but of course gnome-menus is more important.
Thanks also for information regarding gnome-screensaver.