| 1 | This seed provides the basic components that should be installed on an |
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| 2 | Ubuntu-family desktop system. It is expected to be supplemented with a |
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| 3 | particular flavour of desktop environment (e.g. GNOME, KDE, or XFCE). |
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| 4 | |
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| 5 | = Hardware and Architecture Support = |
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| 6 | |
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| 7 | == Architecture-independent == |
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| 8 | |
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| 9 | * alsa-base # needed for proper hardware detection (hotplug/blacklist.d, modprobe.d) |
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| 10 | * alsa-utils # basic audio support and mixer level handling |
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| 11 | * (pcmciautils) # PCMCIA support for >= 2.6.13-rc1 kernels |
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| 12 | * inputattach # needed for serial mice |
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| 13 | * ubuntu-drivers-common # Make it harder to remove detection support, LP#704597 |
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| 14 | |
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| 15 | Power management: |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | * (acpi-support) |
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| 18 | |
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| 19 | Bluetooth: |
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| 20 | TODO not for Xubuntu |
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| 21 | |
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| 22 | * (bluez) # base for bluetooth support |
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| 23 | * (bluez-cups) # allow connecting to bluetooth printers from CUPS |
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| 24 | |
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| 25 | == armel == |
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| 26 | |
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| 27 | * apmd [armel] |
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| 28 | |
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| 29 | == ppc32, ppc64 == |
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| 30 | |
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| 31 | * pbbuttonsd [powerpc] |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | = Console-Based Tools = |
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| 34 | |
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| 35 | These tools are very commonly used by people who drop into a console shell to do some work. |
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| 36 | |
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| 37 | * bc |
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| 38 | * genisoimage |
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| 39 | * zip |
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| 40 | * unzip # also used for .zip support in file-roller |
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| 41 | |
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| 42 | = Network Services = |
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| 43 | |
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| 44 | Basic network services and Windows integration. |
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| 45 | |
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| 46 | * wireless-tools |
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| 47 | * rfkill # No longer using the copy from wireless-tools (LP: #715309) |
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| 48 | * wpasupplicant # ScottJamesRemnant |
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| 49 | * (libnss-mdns) # IPv4 link-local DNS support |
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| 50 | * ca-certificates # common SSL certificates |
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| 51 | |
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| 52 | These packages help with system integration |
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| 53 | |
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| 54 | * libsasl2-modules # allows integration with MTA and login system |
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| 55 | * (avahi-daemon) # some people do not like it, and it is not essential |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | = Printing = |
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| 58 | |
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| 59 | Printing and printer configuration is a real weak spot in Debian, and in Linux in general. We will need to stay at the front of the curve here. |
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| 60 | |
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| 61 | * (cups) # our preferred printer management infrastructure |
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| 62 | * (cups-bsd) # gives us lpc, lpq, lpr, lprm |
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| 63 | * (cups-client) # gives us cancel, cupstestppd, lp, lpoptions, lppasswd, lpstat, cupsaddsmb, accept, lpadmin, lpinfo, lpmove |
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| 64 | * foomatic-db-compressed-ppds # the foomatic printer driver database |
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| 65 | * (cups-filters) |
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| 66 | * openprinting-ppds # Most common drivers we want in desktop; less common are in o-p-extra |
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| 67 | * printer-driver-pnm2ppa # several ppds require this |
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| 68 | * ghostscript-x |
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| 69 | * (hplip) # support for HP all-in-one printers |
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| 70 | * (printer-driver-min12xxw) # support for KonicaMinolta PagePro 1200W, 1300W printers |
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| 71 | * (printer-driver-foo2zjs) # support for printing to ZjStream-based printers |
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| 72 | * (printer-driver-splix) # support for Samsung lasers |
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| 73 | * (printer-driver-pxljr) # support for HP Color lasers |
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| 74 | * (printer-driver-c2esp) # support for Kodak injket printers |
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| 75 | * (printer-driver-ptouch) # support for Brother P-touch printers |
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| 76 | * (printer-driver-sag-gdi) # support for Rico Aficio SPxxxx printers |
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| 77 | * (printer-driver-brlaser) # support for some Brother laser printers |
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| 78 | |
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| 79 | = GUI infrastructure = |
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| 80 | |
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| 81 | Packages used for X preconfiguration are just Recommends; removing them after initial installation should be relatively safe. |
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| 82 | |
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| 83 | * (laptop-detect) |
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| 84 | |
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| 85 | * xorg # this includes xserver-xorg->xserver-xorg-{input|video}-* (no need to add specific drivers manually) |
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| 86 | * !linux-image-* # xorg transitively depends on this, but this would pull in grub-pc; we handle that separately |
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| 87 | * xkb-data # XKB data now lives here |
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| 88 | |
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| 89 | Fonts: |
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| 90 | |
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| 91 | * fonts-dejavu-core |
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| 92 | * fonts-freefont-ttf |
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| 93 | * (fonts-kacst-one) |
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| 94 | * (fonts-takao-pgothic) |
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| 95 | * (fonts-khmeros-core) |
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| 96 | * (ttf-indic-fonts-core) |
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| 97 | * (fonts-guru) |
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| 98 | * (fonts-thai-tlwg) |
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| 99 | * (fonts-lao) |
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| 100 | * (ttf-ubuntu-font-family) |
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| 101 | * (fonts-sil-padauk) |
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| 102 | * (fonts-tibetan-machine) |
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| 103 | * (fonts-sil-abyssinica) |
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| 104 | * (fonts-lklug-sinhala) |
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| 105 | * (ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola) |
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| 106 | |
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| 107 | = Debugging and Diagnostics = |
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| 108 | |
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| 109 | * memtest86+ |
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| 110 | |
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| 111 | = Other = |
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| 112 | |
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| 113 | * anacron # generally appropriate for desktops |
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| 114 | * (kerneloops-daemon) # watch for and allow reporting of kernel problems |
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| 115 | * (policykit-desktop-privileges) # passwordless disk/CPU speed/time operations for admins |
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| 116 | * libpam-systemd # logind, cross desktop compatibility |
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