On Tue April 22 2025 12:46:13 Darrell Anderson via tde-users wrote:
When I run the following command:
apt install tde-trinity
I receive the message:
The following packages will be REMOVED: desktop-base gnome-control-center
I did not install the GNOME desktop and don't care about gnome-control-center (probably a Cinnamon requirement). I do not know what removing desktop-base will do. Running "apt show desktop-base" reveals a description of "common files for the Devuan Desktop."
Is auto removing desktop-base safe? I want to retain all of the other desktop environments to see how TDE interacts in a mixed environment.
"apt-cache show tde-trinity" reveals that tde-trinity depends on desktop-base-trinity.
"apt-cache show desktop-base-trinity" reveals that desktop-base-trinity both conflicts with and provides desktop-base. IOW it is a TDE-specific replacement for desktop-base.
Second, I want to install every doggone TDE package possible. I never have experienced a full TDE and I want to see how everything functions. Running "apt search trinity" finds many packages. I don't know if "apt install tde-trinity" installs everything. My Debian Fu is horribly rusty and could use help proceeding.
From "apt-cache show tde-trinity": This metapackage includes all the official modules released with TDE that are not specific to development. In addition to the core TDE modules, this includes multimedia, networking, personal information manager (PIM), graphics, education, games, web development, system administration tools, and other artwork and utilities.