On 6/22/19 6:42 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 22/06/2019 04.04, Ignacio Taranto wrote:
- Turn OFF "Recommended Packages" by default
The problem is that this affects non-core features of applications. A program can fail to do something and it is unclear that it is because some recommended package was not installed.
For example, about a month ago there was a thread about a new line in /etc/pam.d/su using wheel failed because recommended package system-group-wheel was not installed.
Disabling "Recommended Packages" can bite you back.
Of course, an application could perhaps notice what is not installed and say so when trying to use a feature that needs it. But not all apps can.
In such cases shouldn't it be a "Required" package instead? I don't quite understand why use "Recommends" if the dependency is necessary for a program to function properly. -- Maurizio Galli (MauG) Xfce Team https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Xfce -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org