http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577791 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577791#c17 --- Comment #17 from Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@medozas.de> 2010-06-07 11:06:20 UTC --- It does work just fine. I know it, because I am removing all the recommends post mortem using a custom rpm that Conflicts: with most of them. jeng-package-killer1: (this is above's package list of "unneeded" packages) Conflicts: acpica alsa-plugins autofs bootcycle bootsplash Conflicts: bootsplash-branding-openSUSE command-not-found cups cups-client Conflicts: cups-drivers cyrus-sasl-crammd5 cyrus-sasl-digestmd5 Conflicts: cyrus-sasl-gssapi cyrus-sasl-plain db-utils dos2unix ed eject Conflicts: finger genisoimage ksh ksymoops linux-atm-lib manufacturer-PPDs Conflicts: netcat ntfs-3g ntfsprogs pax perl-TermReadLine-Gnu ppp pptp Conflicts: procmail providers recode reiserfs scout tcsh Conflicts: udev-configure-printer unscd wireless-tools wol yp-tools ypbind Conflicts: zsh yast2-registration jeng-package-killer2: (this is all the Recommends that got installed) Requires: jeng-package-killer1 # CUPS Conflicts: a2ps foomatic-filters Conflicts: ghostscript-fonts-std ghostscript-fonts-other COnflicts: ghostscript-library libgimpprint Conflicts: libavahi-common3 Conflicts: libtiff3 libjpeg libpng12-0 # X11 Conflicts: xorg-x11-libICE xorg-x11-libSM xorg-x11-libX11 Conflicts: xorg-x11-libXau xorg-x11-libXext xorg-x11-libXfixes Conflicts: xorg-x11-libXmu xorg-x11-libXp xorg-x11-libXpm Conflicts: xorg-x11-libXprintUtil xorg-x11-libXrender Conflicts: xorg-x11-libXt xorg-x11-libfontenc xorg-x11-libs Conflicts: xorg-x11-libxcb xorg-x11-libxkbfile Conflicts: fontconfig freetype2 # Python Conflicts: libpython2_6-1_0 # Superfluous 32bit libs Conflicts: alsa-oss-32bit alsa-plugins-32bit glibc-locale-32bit Conflicts: libasound2-32bit # Bootsplash Conflicts: DirectFB fbset suspend Conflicts: splashy splashy-branding-openSUSE Conflicts: bootsplash bootsplash-branding-openSUSE Conflicts: gfxboot gfxboot-branding-openSUSE # Documentation Conflicts: PolicyKit-doc readline-doc Conflicts: opensuse-manuals_en opensuse-manuals_en-pdf # Apparmor Conflicts: apparmor-docs apparmor-parser apparmor-profiles Conflicts: apparmor-utils libapparmor1 pam_apparmor perl-libapparmor Conflicts: yast2-apparmor # Wireless Conflicts: libiw30 wireless-regdb # Old NTFS Conflicts: libgnutls26 gnutls ntfsprogs # CDRW Conflicts: icedax wodim # Python GUI dull Conflicts: dbus-1-python Conflicts: gd perl-GD perl-GD-Barcode perl-Business-ISBN Conflicts: perl-Business-ISBN-Data # Yast remains Conflicts: limal-ca-mgm limal-nfs-server Conflicts: suseRegister Conflicts: perl-Crypt-SSLeay Conflicts: perl-Crypt-SmbHash perl-Digest-HMAC perl-Digest-MD4 Conflicts: perl-RPC-XML perl-PlRPC perl-TermReadLine-Gnu Conflicts: perl-NetxAP perl-Net-Daemon Conflicts: perl-TermReadKey perl-TimeDate Conflicts: perl-XML-LibXML perl-XML-LibXML-Common Conflicts: perl-XML-NamespaceSupport perl-XML-Writer Conflicts: yast2-add-on yast2-inetd yast2-irda yast2-iscsi-client Conflicts: yast2-kerberos-client yast2-nis-client yast2-ntp-client Conflicts: yast2-runlevel yast2-restore yast2-packager-webpin Conflicts: yast2-sudo yast2-tune yast2-vm # Other Conflicts: audit checkmedia· Conflicts: augeas-lenses mhash Conflicts: libasound2 libsqlite3-0 libx86 It certainly does not leave me with an unusable system. zypper is around, as is sshd, in other words, the desired _minimal_ system. As mentioned previously, whether yast2 counts towards minimal or towards bonus material is a personal opinion, but augeas-lenses and perl-Business-ISBN-Data certainly are _not_ essential. And quite frankly, if a system without any Recommends isn't usable, then why are the required pieces not a Required? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.