Task: gnome-desktop
Relevance: 8
Section: user
Enhances: desktop
Test-preferred-desktop: gnome
Description: Gnome desktop environment
 This task provides basic "desktop" software using the Gnome desktop
 environment.
Key:
# The basics of gnome, not the whole thing.
  gnome-desktop-environment
Packages: task-fields
Packages-list:
# May not get installed unless forced, if some other browser satisfies the
# dependency, so force it.
  epiphany-browser
  epiphany-extensions
# most of the gnome metapackage, except for desktop stuff
  gnome-cups-manager
  gnome-themes-extras
# rhythmbox and gstreamer plugins
  rhythmbox
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
# allow video playback in mozilla/xulrunner browsers
  totem-mozilla
# enable debian menus
  menu-xdg
# partition editing
  gparted
# package management
  synaptic
  update-notifier
  gnome-app-install
# debconf gnome frontend
  libgnome2-perl
# click on deb to install
  gdebi
# everyone uses bittorrent these days, right?
  transmission-gtk
# and rss. epiphany integrates with liferea
  liferea
# and does instant messanging
  pidgin
# and word processing
  openoffice.org-gnome
# and like clones of exchange with far too many features for some reason
  evolution-exchange
  evolution-plugins
  evolution-webcal
  openoffice.org-evolution
# various applets that are useful to have
  deskbar-applet
# remote logins, both to windows and X
  tsclient
# add gnome support for iceweasel, which is pulled in via the main desktop task
  iceweasel-gnome-support
# hardware browser, broader scope than hal
  hardinfo
# cd/dvd burner suite
  gnomebaker
# desktop network setup
  network-manager-gnome
# bluetooth applet for gnome
  bluez-gnome
# support for scanners
  xsane
# gui for configuration of the print server
  foomatic-gui
# recommended by file-roller, useful for interop with windows
  arj
  p7zip
