Just in case you wonder why a simple `sudo zypper install
\n` sometimes loads dozens or more unneeded, but possibly related packages, its not a bug, its a feature!<\/p>\n
While Debian by default only hints you to these additional packages during the install phase, openSUSE installs them all by default. Try it with `git` and you’ll get everything here: `cvsps git git-core git-cvs git-email git-gui gitk git-svn git-web libpurple-tcl subversion-perl tcl tk xchat-tcl`.<\/p>\n
There are two ways to get rid of this nasty behaviour:<\/p>\n
1. Temporarily by adding the `–no-recommends` option to your call<\/li>\n
2. Permanently by editing `\/etc\/zypp\/zypper.conf` and configuring `installRecommends = no` in the `[solver]` section.<\/p>\n
Hey, at least they have an option to disable it, though its completely beyond me why somebody wants to have this enabled by default. Maybe they get a cookie for every additional package download…?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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