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Subject: [Cooker] rpmsrate & task-kde discussion: default KDE desktop
From: Frederik Himpe <fhimpe () telenet ! be>
Date: 2007-02-12 22:10:40
Message-ID: 200702122310.40533.fhimpe () telenet ! be
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I did a Cooker installation last week (both KDE and Gnome desktops), and I
have some comments about the choice of applications which were installed by
default. I have strongly the impression that rpmsrate does need some serious
clean-up, to reflect the state of applications today.
Anyway, here are my comments about KDE applications which were installed by
default.
1. In a default KDE applications, there are at least 3 different picture
viewers installed (4 if you also count Digikam/Showfoto). This is really too
much:
kdegraphics-kuickshow (task-kde)
kdegraphics-kview (rpmsrate)
gwenview (rpmsrate)
digikam (rpmsrate: digikamimageplugins kipi-plugins)
Please only keep gwenview and digikam: they are the only ones which are being
actively maintained, and have the best features and user interfaces.
Reported also in Bugzilla: http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=27179
2. kdenetwork-ksirc (dependency of task-kde): the development of this
IRC-client seems halted for some years already, and does not have the best
interfaces/features. Please drop it from the default install. If an IRC
client has to be installed, install konversation (which should be moved to
main).
3. kover (rpmsrate): application is dead for about 3 years, and is not rated
very high (http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=9968). People are
better of using something like Scribus, Karbon or OOo Draw to make their cd
covers (e.g. http://www.kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=24223 -
http://www.kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=25107)
4. kdegames & kdetoys: They were installed, although I did not choose the
games category. Maybe because in CAT_DEVELOPMENT there is libkdegames1-devel
with priority 5 or because of Suggests tag in task-kde package. Please make
sure games are not installed if I don't choose games in the installer.
5. kdepim-kpilot (rpmsrate in CAT_KDE, but don't forget
libkdepim2-kpilot-devel in CAT_DEVELOPMENT): I do not have a Palm Pilot
(probably like the majority of people). Don't install it by default, but only
if one is detected.
6. kdebase-kdeprintfax and kdegraphics-kfax (rpmsrate : I do not have a fax on
my computer (probably like majority of people): please install it only if
such a device is found.
7. kdeutils-kdf (rpmsrate): is this still really useful? Disk usage can be
seen easily from Konqueror, while mounting is done automatically.
8. kdeaccessibility: while this program can be useful, even necessary, for
some people, it is not to lots of other people. As the same problem happens
in Gnome, I would propose to create a seperate category in the installer,
which the user can check or uncheck, depending on his needs.
So, these are my most imporant comments. I have similar comments about the
default Gnome installation, and other desktop-irrelevant packages, but these
will have to wait tomorrow.
--
Frederik Himpe
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