Stefan Seyfried composed on 2024-04-18 14:08 (UTC+0200):
The lock not breaking the update does show that these lang packages are only recommended and not required. But then why does "--no-recommends" not stop them from being installed?
I don't know. I don't normally use --no-recommends /flag/ with zypper, though I do deselect the enable recommends /option/ during installations. Instead I have: # grep yReq /etc/zypp/zypp.conf solver.onlyRequires = true # zypper ll | grep lang 3 | *-lang | package | (any) | # This makes it necessary for zypper to "break" various packages periodically, e.g. icewm. I've never to my recollection seen evidence of actual breakage from not having a -lang package installed. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata