[Leaplist] Ubuntu rant - addendum

[Dan Cherry]

Brian Knobbs wrote:
> "xubuntu-desktop" is a meta package. Meta packages are "empty" packages,
> that either require or obsolete other packages or provide programs or 
> files
> to fix broken dependencies. Basically so you can create a package that 
> will
> install a whole bunch of stuff as requirements at the same time. If it 
> needs
> to be "removed" don't worry about it, it does nothing and wont affect
> anything on your system. Fedora Core has the same things (using yum as 
> the
> package management).
>
thanks, I went ahead and removed it with what seems like no consequences,
so my rant level is down a notch.  Thanks for the explanation about 
meta-packages.
Dan
> As far as ubuntu modifying the packages that come with it, that really
> pisses me off and I don't use ubuntu anymore (but for more than just 
> that),
> but then again I don't really use linux for anything anymore either 
> (I'm a
> BSD kinda guy). Hope that helps.
>
> -Brian
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