Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 10:02:19 -0600, anlarye wrote: > I was looking at that site just a few moments ago. One of the packages dnf > (the replacement for yum) states is required at install is Kate4-part which > isn't listed on the pkgs site for the RPM. What makes you think that? Also according to

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 11/28/2015 10:42 AM, anlarye wrote: Thank you Gordon. Glad to help. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guide

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread anlarye
Thank you Gordon. Your reply has been the most helpful. Some of the others have been outright insulting. I have installed from source in the past when I couldn't even find a package in a repository for something I wanted. And yes it might take more work and more space to build it from source than

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Mike Chambers
On Sat, 2015-11-28 at 09:07 -0600, anlarye wrote: > Is there a way to install a package with just the bare minimum > required packages? > > I am running a XFCE spin of Fedora 23. I wanted to install kvirc on > the box. But when I go through dnf install kvirc, the list ends up > being about 38 addi

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Maurizio Marini
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 10:02:19 -0600 anlarye wrote: > I was looking at that site just a few moments ago. One of the packages dnf anlarye you are missing dependencies of dependencies, and dependencies of dependencies of dependencies, and .tons of packages -m smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryp

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 11/28/2015 08:02 AM, anlarye wrote: according to kvirc's website, as of version 2.0 KDE is completely optional. Generally, information that developers provide about what is optional apply to the application source code, and not to a compiled binary. Optional features can be selected when r

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread anlarye
I was looking at that site just a few moments ago. One of the packages dnf (the replacement for yum) states is required at install is Kate4-part which isn't listed on the pkgs site for the RPM. Also according to kvirc's website, as of version 2.0 KDE is completely optional. Of course the qt gui too

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread bitlord
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:07:57 -0600 anlarye wrote: > ​Is there a way to install a package with just the bare minimum > required packages? > > I am running a XFCE spin of Fedora 23. I wanted to install kvirc on > the box. But when I go through dnf install kvirc, the list ends up > being about 38 a

Re: Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:07:57 -0600, anlarye wrote: > ​Is there a way to install a package with just the bare minimum required > packages? You may want to learn about runtime requirements and RPM package dependencies before starting a topic with such a question. > I am running a XFCE spin of Fedo

Install packages with just what is needed

2015-11-28 Thread anlarye
​Is there a way to install a package with just the bare minimum required packages? I am running a XFCE spin of Fedora 23. I wanted to install kvirc on the box. But when I go through dnf install kvirc, the list ends up being about 38 additional packages. I doubt that all of them are needed for kvir