local10 - 07.09.18, 16:12: > Sep 7, 2018, 8:18 AM by mar...@lichtvoll.de: > > It does recommend kwin-x11 by depending on kde-plasma-desktop which > > depends on plasma-desktop which recommends kwin-x11 (>= 4:5.13) | > > kwin > I do not install recommended packages, only what's necessary. However, > if the system cannot function properly without a package it's a > requirement, not a recommendation.
local10, a bug report is really not the right place to discuss Debian packaging policy: > Recommends > > This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency. > > The Recommends field should list packages that would be found > together with this one in all but unusual installations. https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html If you choose not to install recommends which is perfectly your choice you get to deal with the consequences. Installing them is default for a reason. If you really want to challenge this policy, then I suggest you post to debian-devel, but then you better have a very good explanation for using a depends on packages like kwin-x11 while systems can and do work perfectly fine without them. Thanks, -- Martin
