On 17 February 2010 00:12, Volker Armin Hemmann > you want dependency nightmare? > > openoffice depends on libwpd > libwpd depends on libgsf > libgsf pulls gconf in. > > I don't need wordperfect, I don't want gnome. No way to get rid of that crap.
I know. :-( > Even basic libs are pulling in tons of gnome crap today. Why? KDE does not > infest low level stuff. If you don't want KDE stuff, you don't have to install > it. But thanks to some §§$$%&§$@& even low level libs and apps pull in that > shit today. > If freedesktop wouldn't be that sick joke it is, such behaviour wouldn't be. One more reason why over the years I gravitated towards using KDE apps and staying away from Gnome. I think that a maturing Linux has inevitably become heavier in terms of DEs and dependencies. Even on my new laptop I will be staying away from Gnome as a DE and am thinking of giving LXDE a spin, to see if it is any better than Fluxbox. -- Regards, Mick
