From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 14 08:34:42 2018 Received: (at 25296) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Jan 2018 13:34:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55450 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eaiQs-0001K4-7v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:34:42 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48737) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eaiQq-0001Jr-A1 for 25296@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:34:40 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eaiQk-0000zY-8A for 25296@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:34:35 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:60137) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eaiQh-0000wO-Fk; Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:34:31 -0500 Received: from [2a01:e35:2ec2:e580:7d5f:f616:fc6f:3970] (port=60632 helo=godel) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1eaiQe-0001wl-Nh; Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:34:29 -0500 From: Mathieu Lirzin To: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: bug#25296: fully functional desktop installation References: <20161229171045.263747a9@riseup.net> <87bmvpb21m.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 14:34:24 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87bmvpb21m.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Mon, 02 Jan 2017 22:11:01 +0100") Message-ID: <87a7xgwom7.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 25296 Cc: Quiliro , 25296@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Hello! > > Quiliro skribis: > >> It would be nice to create a desktop.scm file that contains all >> necessary packages to have a fully functional desktop installation for >> the end user. It is for that user that only uses the machine to write >> and read emails, create and read text documents and spreadsheets too. I >> know the current desktop.scm contain some of those features and that >> after that >> guix package --install pidgin libreoffice icecat clawsmail >> (and so) can provide the necessary packages. But I would like to make >> an installation that is just as trisquel is. It is not necessary to >> have the same configuration or the same packages. But it would be >> useful to have it as easy to just use as is Trisquel. > > The desktop example contains all of GNOME, when choosing GNOME, which > provides an email client, Web browser, and lots of other things. > > Additional packages like those you mention could be added to the > =E2=80=98packages=E2=80=99 field, in which case they will be installed gl= obally, like > the rest of GNOME. > > I wouldn=E2=80=99t recommend adding those 4 packages you mention by defau= lt > though, because it=E2=80=99s really a matter of choice (and it=E2=80=99s = redundant with > what GNOME provides, I think.) I think your remark applies to pidgin and clawsmail but not to Libreoffice and Icecat (Firefox) which are commonly installed OOTB by mainstream distros (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora) along with the GNOME desktop. --=20 Mathieu Lirzin GPG: F2A3 8D7E EB2B 6640 5761 070D 0ADE E100 9460 4D37