Default Plasma install cleanups and improvements

[Aurélien COUDERC]

Le 28 février 2023 21:53:45 GMT+01:00, Pino Toscano <pino at debian.org> a écrit :
>In data sabato 25 febbraio 2023 23:18:11 CET, Aurélien COUDERC ha scritto:
>> - plasma-workspace-wayland installed by default so the wayland session is available (the default session stays X11)
>
>That I don't agree how it was done (more on that later, after some
>explanations).
>
>The idea is that kde-plasma-desktop is the package for the users
>representing "a working Plasma desktop". This is done for a number of
>reasons:
>1) it is easier to have a meta package different than the binaries
>   provided by the actual sources, so in case they change the
>   "entry point" is still the same
>2) some of the sources have kind-of mutual dependencies: in particular
>   plasma-desktop and plasma-workspace
>3) adding user-level relationships (dependencies, recommends, etc) in
>   "low-level" packages such as plasma-desktop makes it harder to spot
>
>Team memebers in the past avoided touching the metapackages of meta-kde,
>getting in troubles especially with (2) (and partially with (3)).
>I'd really really really recommend not getting in the same troubles
>again, and rather keep using the metapackages as "the interface" for
>users.

I reread this as « it's a better idea to express those requirements via the metapackages » and not « you shouldn't try touching meta-kde » that I initially read.

So if my more recent understanding is correct full ACK also on this. I understand your reasoning and agree with it.


Cheers,
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Aurélien