On 30/07/17 01:51, David C. Rankin wrote:
Yes, I get we want opensuse to run everywhere with a default install, but this results in a system, and a packaging and dependency mindset, that we need to fill the system with all needed packages to support all 473 locals (including font variants). That's just nuts and it results in a whole lot of unwanted software being installed.
Okay, this goes back years, and is unlikely to apply nowadays, but I had exactly this problem. And it wasn't a case of "a whole lot of unwanted software being installed", it was a case of "the install has failed because it's run out of disk"! I had a 600MB disk (tells you how long ago it was :-) and the ISDN package was some 1% of the install. A LOT. And it was a nightmare trying to disable it and free the space. I know disk space is cheap nowadays. I know RAM is cheap nowadays. But if you have to upgrade your old computer, that's a lot of money! I'd like to upgrade mine, but £300 for the components to build a new one is a lot of money for me ... not everyone is spending their employer's money and doesn't need to worry about what it costs ... :-) Cheers, Wol -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org