On 2017-07-30 19:09, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:41:38 +0200 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2017-07-30 01:31, Dave Howorth wrote:
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.
If I tell the browser to display "https://web.whatsapp.com/" (it displays a locally generated page coming from my android phone), it is very probable that it will display a lot of emojis. So, yes, it surely is recommended to install that "pseudofont".
If *I* tell the browser to display "https://web.whatsapp.com/" it displays an arc 'rotating' in a circle. I assume that means that address requires me to enable Javascript in order to see the content. In such circumstances I simply don't bother looking. If they aren't willing to provide a web page I can see (i.e. HTML) then I'm not willing to look.
This page surely needs code, but I have no idea what it is. Info doesn't say. The circle displays because you have not told it before where is your android phone with the whatsapp application running. There is a previous page with a bitmap that you have to photograph with the app to make the connection. And both phone and computer should be in the same LAN.
So no, it surely isn't recommended. Even when I can see a page, I'm interested in the content, not emoji. Even when I look at whatsapp on a phone, I'm not interested in the emoji.
But the people you talk with may be interested in them.
What is missing is that YaST doesn't tell you that which are recommended and which required.
Well it does if you look at the appropriate tab but IMHO it should do in the dialog that pops up, and the dialog should have another button to continue the update but without the recommended packages.
You can simply untick the recommendations. YaST will proceed. Or it did, years ago. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)