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Re:Introducing Xubuntu core by floriancargoet on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @06:37AM (#9530693)
It's not a real package name, it's a tasksel task.

Quick explanation: http://askubuntu.com/q/211912

Differences between apt-get and taskel: http://askubuntu.com/a/257172

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Re:Introducing Xubuntu core by koenigdavidmj on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @09:34AM (#9531599)
This used to be done by metapackages (a .deb containing no files but having dependencies on everything in...GNOME, for instance). Why this new thing?
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