Some points/issues to discuss about the desktop

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Colin Watson">

> (a) You can not show something by not installing it in the first place;

The default panel profile will still include the applet though - eek! :-) I
agree with Matt about consistent package install sets.

> (b) even if you don't go the "don't install it" route, the significant
> amount of hardware detection infrastructure in d-i can still be used to
> tell something what to show.

Yeah, this is why I think the laptop-detect + choice of default panel
profiles is the easy way to go for this release.

- Jeff

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