19.05.22 13:38 - Dominique Leuenberger / DimStar:

On Thu, 2022-05-19 at 11:00 +0000, Dominique Leuenberger wrote:

Packages changed:
   NetworkManager (1.36.4 -> 1.38.0)

=== Details ===

==== NetworkManager ====
Version update (1.36.4 -> 1.38.0)
Subpackages: NetworkManager-lang NetworkManager-pppoe libnm0 typelib-1_0-NM-1_0

- Recommend NetworkNanager-wifi from the main package: after the
   split, there is currently nothing pulling in NM-wifi. Preferably
   this would happen based on wifi chips prsence, but that is not
   yet done (boo#1199550).
- Modify NetworkManager.spec: Split into a few small subpackages
   (bsc#1198128).

BEWARE: NetworkManager has been split into smaller chunks to better
server various use cases, making it possible to be installed with
smaller foot prints.

Users that decide to 'disable recommends' need to be extra careful
here: the NetworkManager-wifi plugin is only recommended (NM on wired
does not need the plugin).

Always keep in mind: disabling recommends means you claim you know
better than others.

No, I don't claim that.

However the bandwidth available to me does not allow me (neither by cost nor time) to download ~10.000 packages a year which I will never need nor use.

so you have to live with the fact that non-
mandatory features (which you would claim mandatory for your machine)
are not automatically installed.

This is not about installing this is about the fact that an "cosmetic" update removed (vital) functionality which had been deliberately installed by the user.

Cheers,
   Dominique