* Katarina Machalkova
I must admit I don't quite understand what does all this mean. 'Recommended' means that the package will be installed, but user is free to decide not to install it later on?
Right. Its a 'weak requires'. See http://en.opensuse.org/Software_Management/Dependencies for a more elaborate explanation. Suggest is meant as a 'hint to the application, resp. the user' of related packages. Just like Amazons 'Customer who bought this also bought ...'. General rule: Required: Package is marked for installation, de-selection will result in error Recommended: Package is marked for installation, de-selection is allowed Suggested: Package is _not_ marked for installation, application is free to show them as 'related'
Why am I asking: should these new states be somehow reflected in User Interface e.g by icons or status symbols? Or is this meant to be transparent to the user - package is marked for installation and the user does not need to know whether it is because it was 'recommended' or because of something else.
It would be helpful to reflect these states and have a "ignore recommends" configuration option for customers requesting a minimal installation. Klaus --- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: zypp-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: zypp-devel+help@opensuse.org