Comment # 2 on bug 1196547 from Richard Brown

(In reply to Ludwig Nussel from comment #1)
> IMO turning off recommends is a mistake. It is a necessary hack currently to
> avoid the system size from exploding but causes side effects like this. The
> proper fix would be to trim excessive use of recommends in packages to
> eliminate the need to turn off recommends in the first place. Need to be up
> for the long haul though.
> 
> eg
> https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/packaging@lists.opensuse.org/thread/
> W5WJ7Z4IG3VMZEUA6HFWSWBFBZHSIHAH/

Your opinion is noted

But unless there is a significant increase in contributors to the MicroOS
Desktop I can assure you that this is not a likely route any time soon, and
options like basing the MicroOS Desktop on a non-openSUSE codebase (Arch?
Ubuntu? Fedora?) might be more viable than the long haul you suggest.