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Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff

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On Du, 03 oct 21, 11:31:33, Hans wrote:
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> My installation is not unusual. However, I am using aptitude and my 
> config says "do not install recommended packages". 

This configuration is your personal choice and the side effect of that 
choice is that you must deal with the occasional missing package.

One possible use-case for disabling Recommends completely are 
installations that are *very* space constrained (for whatever reason). 

Since it seems you do have the space for the additional package you 
might want to reconsider your configuration. Is the hassle really worth 
the space saved?

For me personally the answer is "mostly not", so I left Recommends 
enabled and disable them selectively for specific installs, where my 
feeling and/or educated guess is that a significant number of packages 
installed are useless for me.

This is for a small-isch install on a USB stick[1], i.e. space and write 
speed are my main concerns (though reducing writes is probably also a 
good idea).

Of course, this can backfire if one is not careful, e.g. both ppp and 
modemmanager are only Recommends of network-manager[2]. If I choose to 
omit them I might find myself in the situation where I can't connect to 
the internet to download the packages needed to connect to the internet.

[1] 8,2 GiB excluding /home
[2] Which is a reasonable choice for a desktop with a wired 
connection... until you change ISPs and the new one requires PPPoE to 
connect ;)

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-09-29 14:40 +0200
  Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2021-09-29 21:20 +0200
    Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-09-30 09:10 +0200
      Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-03 09:30 +0200
        Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-10-03 11:40 +0200
          Re: Dependency check: qml-module-org-kde-newstuff Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-10-03 14:30 +0200

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