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RE: tlug: X resolution / color depth



Stephen J. Turnbull writes:

 >     >> So my idea of a more sensible approach would be to divide the
 >     >> dependencies into 'required' and 'recommended' types. Then if
 > 
 >     Scott> I like the idea.  Unfortunately, I kind of need to wait for
 >     Scott> Redhat to do this, since if *I* did it, I'd cause all sorts
 
 > Debian has had this for _years_.  What's more, it's quite
 > fine-grained.  You can even "prerequire" a package without which the
 > setup tools won't run.  (Eg, perl, if your install scrpts are perl.)

Why do I feel like a Windoze user talking about Linux when I think
"Yes, I'm sure Debian works better, but . . ." ? <ashamed grin>

Matt Gushee
Oshamanbe, Hokkaido
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