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The below table is used to track packages which are being included but shouldn't. It details the package name (package), why it shouldn't be included (rationale), how the package is being included (source), and the name of the package to be updated/solution (solution).

|| Package || Rationale || Source || Solution ||
||         || || || ||
The below table is used to track packages which are being included but '''potentially''' shouldn't (not limited to packages being pulled in via recommends). It details the package name (package), how the package is being included (source), and the name of the package to be updated/solution (solution).
 
|| Package            || Source                      || Solution                      ||
|| libgnome2-0 || launchpad-integration || launchpad-integration ||

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Handling Recommends by Default

In Intrepid, package recommends will now be installed by default in contrast to previous releases where only package dependencies have been. This has resulted in a large number of undesired/unexpected packages being included in the Xubuntu builds which wastes spaces, causes unexpected behavior, and confuses users.

The below table is used to track packages which are being included but potentially shouldn't (not limited to packages being pulled in via recommends). It details the package name (package), how the package is being included (source), and the name of the package to be updated/solution (solution).

Package

Source

Solution

libgnome2-0

launchpad-integration

launchpad-integration

Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/Intrepid/RecommendsHandling (last edited 2008-08-12 07:49:04 by 001A7043106D)