Dave Howorth composed on 2017-07-30 00:31 (UTC+0100):
The latest updates to the system want to install two Noto emoji fonts. That annoys me because I can't see ever wanting any emoji font, let alone a google one, let alone two of the bl**d things.
So YaST updater tells me that the fonts are 'recommended' by a 'security' update to chromium. WTF!
So I would like to tell YaST not to install those recommendations, but I can't figure out how to do it Probably the keyword in YaST2 is "Taboo", which I only use during installation.
You could do as I do post-installation: zypper al *emoji* or to be a bit more selective zypper addlock noto*moji*fonts
Why does YaST not tell me those fonts are recommendations rather than real dependencies? Why does it not give me the opportunity to choose whether to install them?
NAICT, most openSUSE packagers seem to think their preferences for optional packages would better be required, thus somehow we mostly get full bloat installations even without strict dependencies in place - unless we use zypp.conf and set solver.onlyRequires = true This is why I always install minimal, as I've found no way to set this prior to installation starting, and prefer not wasting disk space or the bandwidth of installing and updating. e.g. release-notes-openSUSE according to zypper/rpm/yast "requires" google-opensans-fonts, but as I find google-opensans-fonts inferior to all other installed-by-default fonts, which includes my personal preference in particular, I lock it out, force release-notes-openSUSE to install "broken", and it works just fine. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org