Hello:

On 24 Jun 2025 at 13:00, Didier Kryn wrote:

> ... we still need many of good Gnome's software ...
Yes, I use the gnome-disk-utility which probably drags in other
packages.

> ... what Devuan could drop is the Gnome desktop ...
Indeed ...

I think that Devuan *should* permanently drop the Gnome desktop from
the repositories.

Given the limited manpower available, it does not make sense to keep
sanitising a package with a permanently growing dependence on
systemd.

It is like 'sleeping with the enemy'.

I only tried Gnome once, eons ago, in what may have been my first
attempt to install Debian. It was on an Intel P200 laptop I had been
gifted.

It was rejection at first sight.

Best,

A.