[Gambas-bugtracker] Bug #3176: Creation of a headless WebForm runtime metapackage

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Omar MORENO reported a new bug.

Summary
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Creation of a headless WebForm runtime metapackage

Type             : Request
Priority         : High
Gambas version   : Unknown
Product          : Web components


Description
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Hi Benoît and community,

When deploying Gambas WebApps on headless production servers, installing the full gambas3 metapackage is highly discouraged as it pulls in numerous graphical and desktop dependencies that are completely unnecessary for a server environment.

However, when we attempt to install only the specific standalone libraries required by a WebForm application (such as gambas3-runtime, gambas3-gb-web-gui, gambas3-gb-util-web, etc.), we encounter severe rendering and behavior issues where most web objects are rendered incorrectly compared to a full installation.

To bridge this gap and follow best practices for server administration, I would like to propose the creation of a dedicated, officially maintained metapackage geared towards web runtimes (for example: gambas3-web-runtime or gambas3-gb-web-all).

This metapackage should group together the core runtime and all the exact backend, utility, and GUI-rendering dependencies required for Gambas WebForms to deploy flawlessly on a headless server, without dragging along any X11 or desktop environment components.

Thank you for your hard work and for considering this improvement!


System information
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[System]
Gambas=3.21.6 b6c6048 (master)
OperatingSystem=Linux
Distribution=Linux Mint 22.3 (Zena)
Kernel=6.8.0-117-generic
Architecture=x86_64
Cores=4
Memory=7639M
Language=es_PA.UTF-8
Platform=x11
Desktop=XFCE
DesktopResolution=96
DesktopScale=7
WidgetTheme=mint-l
Font=Ubuntu Sans,10
DarkTheme=False
[Programs]
dpkg=Programa de gestión de paquetes de Debian `dpkg' versión 1.22.6 (amd64).
gcc=gcc (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04.1) 13.3.0
git=git version 2.43.0
msgmerge=msgmerge (GNU gettext-tools) 0.21
rpmbuild=RPM version 4.18.2
[Libraries]
Cairo=libcairo.so.2.11800.0
Curl=libcurl.so.4.8.0
DBus=libdbus-1.so.3.32.4
GDK2=libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
GDK3=libgdk-3.so.0.2409.32
GStreamer=libgstreamer-1.0.so.0.2402.0
GTK+2=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
GTK+3=libgtk-3.so.0.2409.32
OpenGL=libGL.so.1.7.0
Poppler=libpoppler.so.134.0.0
QT5=libQt5Core.so.5.15.13
QT6=libQt6Core.so.6.4.2
RSvg=librsvg-2.so.2.50.0
SDL=libSDL2-2.0.so.0.3000.0
SQLite3=libsqlite3.so.0.8.6
[Environment]
CLUTTER_BACKEND=x11
COMPIZ_CONFIG_PROFILE=mint
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce
DISPLAY=:0.0
GB_GUI=gb.gtk3
GDMSESSION=xfce
GDM_LANG=es_ES
GTK3_MODULES=xapp-gtk3-module
GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
HOME=<home>
LANG=es_PA.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=es_PA.UTF-8
LOGNAME=<user>
PATH=<home>/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
PWD=<home>
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
QT_LOGGING_RULES=*.debug=false
SESSION_MANAGER=local/<hostname>:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1807,unix/<hostname>:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1807
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHLVL=0
SSH_AGENT_PID=1945
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-Owg2kIiOAHxi/agent.1944
TZ=:/etc/localtime
USER=<user>
XAUTHORITY=<home>/.Xauthority
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-xfce:/etc/xdg
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce4:<home>/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/<user>
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=xfce
XDG_SESSION_ID=c2
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_VTNR=7



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