Suggestions for MATE-packages

[py-thon]

I noted that current Sparky Mate still uses mate-core in version 1.8.0+jessie. It seems to me that the current version is 1.8.0+7 (that's the one in testing), which apt (probably for alphanumeric reasons) considers older than 1.8.0+jessie, so the package won't be updated.
Another aspect: package mate-desktop-environment is not installed. My system (started as 3.5) ran well without it but apt-get autoremove wants to purge pluma and pluma-common without m-d-e so it would be safer to include m-d-e.

Edit: This should have gone into "Suggestions". Maybe you can move it there.

[pavroo]

Sparky Mate still uses mate-core in version 1.8.0+jessie. It seems to me that the current version is 1.8.0+7 (that's the one in testing), which apt (probably for alphanumeric reasons)

It looks like that. mate-core 1.8.1 should resolve the problem (hope so).

package mate-desktop-environment is not installed

I don't like it. I prefer core meta-package and add what I need.
mate-desktop-environment pulls to many packages for me.

autoremove wants to purge pluma

I never seen something like that yet, but I will keep my eye on it, thanks.

[py-thon]

mate-core 1.8.1 should resolve the problem (hope so).

Or 1.10, which I suppose will come early next year, judging by the http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/roadmap which is almost done for 1.10.
I made a force install of 1.8.0+7. As 1.8.0+jessie is in no repository there is no risk of reversion to 1.8.0+jessie.

mate-desktop-environment pulls to many packages for me.

Ok, I can understand that. But I installed mate-desktop-environment, mate-desktop-environment-core and mate-desktop-environment-extras (all 1.8.0+7, a total of ~90 kB) yesterday and they didn't pull any additional packages.

[pavroo]

they didn't pull any additional packages

Looks like all the additional packages are preinstalled manually already :)

[MoroS]

...apt-get autoremove wants to purge pluma and pluma-common...

That's because pluma was installed as a dependency for another package, which has already been removed. If you want to fix it do a reinstall of the pluma package. Manually installed packages are not checked as unneeded dependencies.

[py-thon]

That's because pluma was installed as a dependency for another package, which has already been removed.

I know, that's why I suggested that Sparky MATE be released with the package mate-desktop-environment instead of without :)