Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-31 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 11:47:26PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Who reads a message who doesn't see the subject line??? > > On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:15:22AM +0200, deloptes wrote: > >> it is not clear which version of Debian you are using. There's one. > # dpkg -l | egrep 'mpv|mplayer' > # ap

Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-30 Thread Felix Miata
Greg Wooledge composed on 2021-05-14 07:58 (UTC-0400): > On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:15:22AM +0200, deloptes wrote: >> it is not clear which version of Debian you are using. > See, this *right here* is why you do not put important details only > in the Subject: header. > Some people don't read

Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-14 Thread deloptes
Greg Wooledge wrote: > See, this *right here* is why you do not put important details only > in the Subject: header. Yeah, sorry, I just now noticed [Bullseye]

Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-14 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:15:22AM +0200, deloptes wrote: > it is not clear which version of Debian you are using. See, this *right here* is why you do not put important details only in the Subject: header. Some people don't read Subject: headers. Make sure all of the relevant details are in the

Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-14 Thread deloptes
Felix Miata wrote: > Why do I want smplayer? VLC is routinely trouble, like failing to play > audio or video or both together in sync, or failing to find and offer the > starting point automatically. > > ATM, VLC won't play audio, even though user is authorized in /etc/groups > for audio, cdrom a

Re: [Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-13 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 14 mai 21, 02:04:14, Felix Miata wrote: > I wanted to install smplayer. Even though Install-Recommends is false, apt > wants > to install mpv, imagemagick-common, and fonts-urw-base35. Does anyone here > know > why a video player requires additional fonts instead of using already > instal

[Bullseye] package bloat for video playback

2021-05-13 Thread Felix Miata
I wanted to install smplayer. Even though Install-Recommends is false, apt wants to install mpv, imagemagick-common, and fonts-urw-base35. Does anyone here know why a video player requires additional fonts instead of using already installed fonts? What about why more imagemagick is required, or why