https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766#c2 Michael Andres changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |gs@suse.com --- Comment #2 from Michael Andres 2012-05-18 10:25:03 CEST --- Also '--recommends' does not turn recommends into requires. If the recommended package is not installable due to some dependency issue, it will be omitted as well. As an enhancement zypper could try to write out the reason why a recommended package was not installed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766#c4 Gabriele Mohr changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED AssignedTo|zypp-maintainers@forge.prov |gs@suse.com |o.novell.com | --- Comment #4 from Gabriele Mohr 2012-07-26 09:38:04 UTC --- I will enhance the zypper messages to show the reason why recommended packages aren't installed (see test cases in attachment). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698766#c6 Gabriele Mohr changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #6 from Gabriele Mohr 2012-09-11 11:51:23 UTC --- zypper version 1.8.2 tells the reason why a package is not installed: "The following package is recommended, but will not be installed because it's unwanted (was manually removed before)" or "The following package is recommended, but will not be installed due to conflicts or dependency issues" or The following package is recommended, but will not be installed (only required packages will be installed) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.