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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Kiffin Gish <kiffin.gish@planet.nl>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade xorg 7.2 and extra x11 packages ...
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On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 01:19:52PM +0200, Kiffin Gish wrote:
> I have a question about the xorg 7.2 upgrade.
> 
> I noticed that tons of extra x11 packages are being installed by default
> for some reason, my packages count growing beyond 950! The whole process
> is taking more than a day and there is no end in sight.
> 
> Are they really required, and if not, how can I safely remove these
> unwanted packages?

Basically, they are required.  It was the decision of the X.org
project to go this route.

> By the way, as suggested I followed the UPGRADING instructions exactly,
> and still have met with tons of errors and problems.

OK.

Kris