Too many dependencies?

[bailout]

I was going to install digikam on my netbook which has ubuntu netbook remix on it, ie gnome. However, the number of dependencies identified is huge. I haven't installed any othr kde apps on it yet so I was expecting it to pull in quite a lot of kde stuff but this is rediculous. I have attached the list below. Is it really necesary to have both konqueror and dolphin installed just to run digikam? phonon? xine? This seems to be a problem with ubuntu packaging policy as even Abiword insists on installing 'optional' plugins.

[russlar]

Re: Too many dependencies?

Try using apt-get instead of aptitude: aptitude is more intelligent than apt-get, and in your case may be too smart for its own good

[pansz]

Re: Too many dependencies?

Try using apt-get instead of aptitude: aptitude is more intelligent than apt-get, and in your case may be too smart for its own good

just use

sudo aptitude -R install

in which case aptitude will not be too smart for your good ;-)

[Rog131]

Re: Too many dependencies?

Maybe it is the "RecommendsHandling" as the "pansz" wrote. As default the Ubuntu (and Debian (?) ) will install recommended packages:

> 9.04 Releasenotes

Recommended packages installed by default

In accordance with the Debian Policy Manual (which says "The 'Recommends' field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all but unusual installations"), the package management system now installs packages listed in the Recommends: field of other installed packages as well as Depends: by default. If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use apt-get --no-install-recommends; if you want to make this permanent, set APT::Install-Recommends "false"; in /etc/apt/apt.conf. Be aware that this may result in missing features in some programs.

(This change was made in Ubuntu 8.10.)

Earlier > HardyRecommendsHandling


> Wrestling with the aptitude package manager (using the -R option)

man aptitude

-R, --without-recommends

Do not treat recommendations as dependencies when installing new packages (this overrides settings in /etc/apt/apt.conf and ~/.aptitude/config). Packages previously installed due to recommendations will not be removed.

[bailout]

Re: Too many dependencies?

Thanks for the replies. I will try the suggested commands to not install recomendeds later and see if it makes a difference.

btw the above list was generated simply with 'apt-get install Digikam'

[bailout]

Re: Too many dependencies?

I have now tried install without recommends and it is a bit better (58 packages instead of 81) but still insists on phonon plus addons and kdepimlibs?

[nightwishfan]

Re: Too many dependencies?

Packages that use use new KDE technology probably need plenty of dependencies.