On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:28:44 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > *IMPORTANT* KDE is obscene about dependancies. E.g. when a > > > lightweight pdf-reader was phased out, I looked at various options > > > including okular. It's an "itty-bitty-little-applet"... that seems > > > to pull in 90% of KDE as dependancies. > > > > If you had read the description of Okular in eix you would have > > known that it is niether lightweight, nor standalone > > > > "Universal document viewer based on KDE Frameworks" > > > > Calling such an animal an itty-bitty-applet is doing it a grave > > injustice, as is trying to use it as one. > > > > The thing with KDE is that it is designed as an integrated environment > > and intended to be used as such. So trying to install an individual > > program is bound to bring in the backend support stuff. > > That's the point I was trying to make. It's all or nothing. The > question was how to get rid of KDE libraries/framework. I replied > that Harry would have to get rid of every last KDE-based app(lication) > in the process. There is no such animal as a "small KDE app".
That's right, because it is all part of the environment and will require kdelibs at the very least. But ditching KDE altogether should be fairly straightforward, although I have never tried to do it. On the other hand, I can't keep GNOME stuff off my KDE system % qlist -ICv gnome app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10-r1 gnome-base/dconf-0.26.0-r1 gnome-base/gconf-3.2.6-r4 gnome-base/gnome-common-3.18.0-r1 gnome-base/gnome-keyring-3.20.0 gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.22.0 gnome-base/gvfs-1.30.3 gnome-base/libglade-2.6.4-r2 gnome-base/librsvg-2.40.16 gnome-extra/polkit-gnome-0.105-r1 gnome-extra/yelp-xsl-3.20.1 x11-libs/gnome-pty-helper-0.40.2 x11-themes/gnome-themes-standard-3.22.2 I have no GNOME programs installed, although I do have some GTK apps. -- Neil Bothwick MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
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