Bug 32411

Summary: Create a section for common software in the package tree, instead of replicating some packages for every desktop
Product: Mageia Reporter: katnatek <j.alberto.vc>
Component: InstallerAssignee: Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Normal CC: marja11
Version: Cauldron   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Source RPM: drakx-installer-stage2-18.66-2.mga9 CVE:
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Description katnatek 2023-10-19 04:54:51 CEST 
Description of problem:
In classic installer
When select individual packages (https://doc.mageia.org/installer/9/en/content/software.html#choosePackagesTree) software like firefox and libreoffice are part of all the desktops, this is a waste of space and make longer of the necessary the list   

My suggestion is make a section "Common Software" where software like this and other that is necessary like wget or other core utils, could be placed
katnatek 2023-10-19 04:55:21 CEST

Summary: [Enhancement]Make a section for the common software => [Enhancement]Classic Installer:Make a section for the common software

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2023-10-20 22:15:10 CEST 
Hi José,

It is so long ago that I used the package tree to select packages, that I don't remember that some are replicated for different desktops. However, you saw this, so it is really like that.


If this is something you would like to work on yourself, read

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Drakx-installer_tips_and_tricks

;-)

Marja

Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools
Source RPM: (none) => drakx-installer-stage2-18.66-2.mga9
CC: (none) => marja11
Severity: normal => enhancement
Summary: [Enhancement]Classic Installer:Make a section for the common software => Create a section for common software in the package tree, instead of replicating some packages for every desktop

Comment 2 katnatek 2023-10-21 05:50:07 CEST 
(In reply to Marja Van Waes from comment #1)
Thank you for the info, perhaps if perl not was in the equation I did give it a try, but now with packager mentorship I'll be busy ;)