F16 Xfce LiveCD

[Adam Miller]

On Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 11:35:29AM -0600, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:23:36 -0600
> Ken Dreyer <ktdreyer at ktdreyer.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm interested in testing the F16 Xfce LiveCD, particularly since
> > F16's nearing Alpha, but the most recent compose failed:
> > http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=3245469
> > 
> > DEBUG util.py:247:  Error creating Live CD : Failed to build
> > transaction : 1:libabiword-2.8.6-6.fc15.i686 requires
> > liblink-grammar.so.4
> > DEBUG util.py:247:  1:cheese-libs-3.0.2-1.fc16.i686 requires
> > libcogl.so.1 DEBUG util.py:247:  1:cheese-3.0.2-1.fc16.i686 requires
> > libcogl.so.1 DEBUG util.py:247:
> > gnome-python2-bonobo-2.28.1-4.fc15.i686 requires pyorbit >= 2.0.1
> > DEBUG util.py:247:  clutter-gtk-1.0.2-1.fc16.i686 requires
> > libcogl.so.1 DEBUG util.py:247:  1:libabiword-2.8.6-6.fc15.i686
> > requires link-grammar >= 4.2.2
> > 
> > I'm guessing the cheese / clutter-gtk should be fixed by
> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-9991 ?
> 
> yeah. 
> 
> > 
> > gnome-python2-bonobo depends on pyorbit which was retired last week
> > (FTBFS).
> 
> Yep. Not sure whats pulling it in... gdm? 
> 
> > libabiword depends on link-grammar which was also retired last week
> > (FTBFS).
> 
> I just posted about this to the devel list. 
> 
> So, we are getting down to alpha here... I'd like to propose: 
> 
> - Switch to lxdm. 
>

+1

> - See if we have space to drop abiword and provide libreoffice. I
>   personally like abiword, but I don't think it will be sorted by alpha
>   and it's unclear how much others like it. 

+1

> - Drop/fix whatever is pulling in gnome-python2-bonobo

+1

> - Add Martins default config idea from so long ago as default. 
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-June/000533.html
> 

+1

> If no one complains in a day or two, I will do these things. 
> 
> kevin
> 

please spam the list when testing of these changes (hopefully when a
compose is successful) is needed, myself as I'm sure others would be
happy to jump in... also if there's any of the listed bits that could be
helped with I'd be happy to. :)

-AdamM