XFCE depends on GNOME, why?

[john wendel]

Javier Perez wrote:
> Hi
> I tried to install a "pure" XFCE system but I can't
> It looks like in order to install XFCE, I have to install also GNOME.
> It is so very counterproductive because my idea was to setup a 
> small,efficient system specifically without GNOME or KDE's overhead.
> This is an old computer, with a Celeron processor
> 
> Take a look at this, this is the result of sudo groupinstall XFCE:
> 
> -----------------------
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 

[SNIP]

> /\_/\  
> |O O|  pepebuho at pananet.com <mailto:pepebuho at pananet.com>
> ~~~~ Javier Perez
> ~~~~   While the night runs
> ~~~~   toward the day...
>  m m   Pepebuho watches
>    from his high perch.
> 

Check the XFCE web site. Gnome is an optional dependency. You can build 
your own version from the sources without Gnome. I've done it before, 
they have a program that does the build for you, so it's easy.

Regards,

John