Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 12, 2006 03:37 AM
The closest I've been able to get to a clean (no bloat) KDE Desktop is with a clean net install of Debian (any flavor). Keeping the Standard System while unchecking the Desktop Environment in the software choice portion of the install.
After the install finishes and reboots I do an apt-get update then apt-get install x-window-system-core kde-core kdm . What I end up with is a fairly clean KDE desktop. It has some un-needed stuff but then lacks some sorely needed core functionality such as mentioned earlier. The core disk mounting and unmounting app, and the hard disk (gas guage) Kwickdisk/kdiskfree. Both of which are included as part of a much bigger bloatware meta package. So too, if you want a sound mixer and volume control, you have to install the whole Kmultimedia meta package which includes Noatun and some other (at best marginally useful) apps I wouldn't wish on anyone.
I don't know who's in charge of figuring out what goes into kde-core in this case but it's severely wanting in one application (common sense) as to what is core, and what isn't.
Pray tell, how is it that I might unbundle the Konqueror web browser in your scenario of so-called "VERY" modular choices. Please don't argue why I might want to remove it, just address if I can and how. Really, this Desktop bloat situation is a real sore point.
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Re:KDE Is My Desktop Of Choice, BUT!!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 12, 2006 03:37 AMAfter the install finishes and reboots I do an apt-get update then apt-get install x-window-system-core kde-core kdm . What I end up with is a fairly clean KDE desktop. It has some un-needed stuff but then lacks some sorely needed core functionality such as mentioned earlier. The core disk mounting and unmounting app, and the hard disk (gas guage) Kwickdisk/kdiskfree. Both of which are included as part of a much bigger bloatware meta package. So too, if you want a sound mixer and volume control, you have to install the whole Kmultimedia meta package which includes Noatun and some other (at best marginally useful) apps I wouldn't wish on anyone.
I don't know who's in charge of figuring out what goes into kde-core in this case but it's severely wanting in one application (common sense) as to what is core, and what isn't.
Pray tell, how is it that I might unbundle the Konqueror web browser in your scenario of so-called "VERY" modular choices. Please don't argue why I might want to remove it, just address if I can and how. Really, this Desktop bloat situation is a real sore point.
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