Bug 472324

Summary: do not install games by default
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jens Petersen <petersen>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Jens Petersen 2008-11-20 02:56:52 UTC
Description of problem:
I do not think gnome-games need to be installed by default since not many people play them and they just take space in the desktop menu.  Is there a good reason to keep them default?

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install fedora
  
Actual results:
1. get gnome-games installed

Expected results:
1. no games (gnome-games) and no need to uninstall them.

Comment 1 Yanko Kaneti 2008-11-20 07:28:57 UTC
I think the default install needs to have something in the Games category and gnome-games while not being spectacular fits the bill. What can replace it ?

On a related note, its a shame that recent live cd-s lack any games, imo that looses part of their demo potential.

Comment 2 Jens Petersen 2008-11-20 07:49:07 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> I think the default install needs to have something in the Games category

I guess that is what it comes down too... I don't think it is needed but you do. :)
With all respect to gnome-games, there is nothing in the default Games menu that would particular like to show off to anyone, but I know young children do enjoy them.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2008-11-20 14:36:44 UTC
Honestly, I feel that having gnome-games on by default in the games group is perfectly reasonable

The question then becomes whether or not the Games group should be on by default in the installer. I suspect for things like the Desktop spin yes, for the main Fedora spin, maybe, and for some server spin, no.

Comment 4 Jens Petersen 2008-11-24 05:21:17 UTC
> The question then becomes whether or not the Games group should be on by default in the installer.

Right

Comment 5 Jens Petersen 2008-11-24 05:25:01 UTC
Or maybe punt to anaconda and ask users if they want games or not (like we already do for the Office group).

But if it were up to me I would turn off games by default in comps and then the desktop spin could add it if necessary.

Anyway I will accept the final decision - I just wanted to file this bug here to see if we could change this.

Comment 6 TK009 2008-11-25 13:21:06 UTC
This bug has been triaged

Comment 7 Bill Nottingham 2008-12-05 19:53:28 UTC
Assigning to anaconda then - games is part of 'Office and Productivity' in the installclass file.

Comment 8 Chris Lumens 2008-12-09 17:45:33 UTC
Okay, I've removed the games group from office/productivity.  This will be fixed in the next build of anaconda.