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Debian Desktop Subproject Launched

Posted by Hemos on from the go-apt-get-go dept.

MrOutlander writes "The Debian Project is now officially addressing its usability on the desktop with the launch of the Debian Desktop subproject. Great to see usability being recognized as a very important part of debian. Other than the sometimes daunting install process, Debian is one of the best linux distributions."

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  1. How about making the apt sources... by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 1, Troll

    not install a spreadsheet, word proccessor, hex editor, and powerpoint clone, when you tell dpkg or apt to install a /window manager/
    Since when is a powerpoint clone part of a window manager?

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  2. Re:Daunting? by Cuchullain · · Score: 0, Troll

    Are you smoking Crack? :)

    Slack allows you to install a much leaner system than debian does.

    I like the install tools on debian, but it kills me that there are so many hard-linked dependencies. It is like library/dll hell all over again.

    It was like pulling teeth to install anything, and I always ended up grabbing the source. I don't want 30 different libraries every time I sneeze.

    Don't get me wrong, Debian mostly does the right thing, I just can't use it because it tries to add too much stuff to my system, and doesn't give me the transparent control that I have with slack or one of the BSDs.

    Cuchullain

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