Hello, Here is a general remark about KDE and Gnome KDE has now reached version 2.2.2 and KDE3 is on its way to be released. They are people who loved KDE1.x, others who love KDE2.x and others who are going to prefer KDE3.x. KDE is a fairly big package with a lot of files, executables... Gnome is still a 1.x but will soon be 2.x Some people will prefer Gnome 1.x and others will prefer 2.x I am not really sure that it is a good idea to install Gnome or KDE under /usr for the following reasons: /usr/bin (for instance) is filled with hundreds of executable... KDE1, KDE2 and KDE3 cannot be installed together via RPM on the same machine. Same problem with Gnome 1.x and Gnome 2.x Can't it be possible to create a specific directory for KDE and Gnome (As it already exists one for X11R6) and give the possibility to install the KDEs and Gnomes in there? I know, this would have to conform the LHS, but I think there should be some thinkings about where to install the windows managers in general and KDE and Gnome in particular Daniel
while I agree with the idea in principal, the FHS is what is constricting us here, at least by most interpretations. /usr/X11R6 was "grandfathered" in. You can tell what files in /usr/bin belong to what with rpm -qf <filename>.
Well, maybe the idea can be discussed with the people in charge of the FHS and explain the nature of the problem... I am sure that an elegant solution can be found. It is not even a technological problem... It seems to me very obvious that soon or later the problem will become acute. KDE1, KDE2, KDE3... Gnome 1, Gnome 2.... Gnustep 1... Enlightenment 0.17... The issue of the huge amount of files related to the window managers and their related programs will need to be considered soon or later. If there is a /usr/X11R6, why not a /usr/WinMan and then inside of this directory: kde1, kde2, kde3, gnome1, gnome2 ... This would make life so easier in the long run, I think. Choice and flexibility. These are the key words... :)