Bug#681834: network-manager, gnome, Recommends vs Depends

[Ian Jackson]

Julian Andres Klode writes ("Re: Bug#681834: network-manager, gnome, Recommends vs Depends"):
> I propose that you consider to have the gnome-core and gnome packages
> moved to the "metapackages" section of the archive. This will cause
> APT to mark the packages they depend on as manually installed, with the
> result that they will not be removed automatically anymore.

This might help but it is not a complete solution, because it means
that when the set of gnome packages changes from release to release,
the user will end up with the old set from the gnome they installed
originally.  That's not correct.

Ian.