Comment # 6 on bug 962071 from Mariusz Fik

(In reply to Michael Andres from comment #4)
> (In reply to Bernhard Wiedemann from comment #2)
> > but I guess then later a zypper up could still pull in chromium
> > unless users also do
> > zypper addlock chromium
> 
> Yes, if the package is updated, the new versions recommends are evaluated.
> 
> Maybe the package should simply not recommend chromium-browser.

chromium-pepper-flash works mainly with chromium. So it's natural to recommend
chromium when installing it (with default zypper settings). It's not a strict
requirement and can be easily bypassed with --no-recommends.