Oops. The lists didn't make it. $ apt-cache depends lightdm-kde-greeter lightdm-kde-greeter |Depends: debconf Depends: <debconf-2.0> cdebconf debconf Depends: kde-runtime Depends: libc6 Depends: libgcc1 Depends: libkdeclarative5 Depends: libkdecore5 Depends: libkdeui5 Depends: libkio5 Depends: liblightdm-qt-2-0 Depends: libplasma3 Depends: libqt4-declarative Depends: libqtcore4 Depends: libqtgui4 Depends: libstdc++6 Recommends: lightdm
$ apt-cache depends lightdm lightdm |Depends: debconf Depends: <debconf-2.0> cdebconf debconf Depends: <upstart-job> upstart Depends: libc6 Depends: libglib2.0-0 Depends: libpam0g Depends: libxcb1 Depends: libxdmcp6 Depends: libpam-runtime Depends: libpam-modules Depends: adduser Depends: libglib2.0-bin Depends: dbus PreDepends: dpkg Recommends: xserver-xorg |Recommends: unity-greeter Recommends: <lightdm-greeter> lightdm-kde-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-webkit-greeter unity-greeter Conflicts: <liblightdm-gobject-0-0> Conflicts: <liblightdm-qt-0-0> $ apt-cache depends lightdm lightdm |Depends: debconf Depends: <debconf-2.0> cdebconf debconf Depends: <upstart-job> upstart Depends: libc6 Depends: libglib2.0-0 Depends: libpam0g Depends: libxcb1 Depends: libxdmcp6 Depends: libpam-runtime Depends: libpam-modules Depends: adduser Depends: libglib2.0-bin Depends: dbus PreDepends: dpkg Recommends: xserver-xorg |Recommends: unity-greeter Recommends: <lightdm-greeter> lightdm-kde-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-webkit-greeter unity-greeter Conflicts: <liblightdm-gobject-0-0> Conflicts: <liblightdm-qt-0-0> BTW, I tried to replicate your list on a clean system and didn't get nearly so many packages, so I'm not sure exactly what's up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993606 Title: package installs unnecessary dependencies (review dependencies) Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “lightdm-kde” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Installation of lightdm-kde-greeter installs many unnecessary dependencies, it installs around 98 packages, you can see the list of the installed dependencies in the screenshots I am attaching. The problem is that unity-greeter and many other Gnome stuff is also installed. Please review ligthdm depencendies. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: lightdm-kde-greeter 0.1.1-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu May 3 00:27:54 2012 InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=es_ES LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lightdm-kde UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/993606/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp