
| Msg # 53 of 78 on ZZLI4420, Friday 8-14-25, 6:21 |
| From: STEVE MCINTYRE |
| To: MAHDI FIROUZJAH |
| Subj: Re: Question about additional language-r |
From: steve@einval.com Hi Mahdi, Apologies for the delayed response - it's been a very busy week... You'd be better off askjing this question on the debian-live list; forwarding there. On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 05:22:32AM +0330, Mahdi Firouzjah wrote: >Hello Debian Images Team, > >I am using the Debian KDE Plasma live image and noticed that it installs a >large number of additional packages, many of which seem to be related to >various human languages (e.g., Chinese, Korean, Japanese). > >Out of curiosity, I checked the Debian Wiki page for KDE and found that there >are four meta-packages available in the Debian repositories for installing KDE >Plasma, each with its own set of dependencies. However, when I reviewed the >dependency lists of these meta-packages, I could not find all those additional >language-related packages listed there. > >I would like to understand: > >1. Where are these additional packages (especially the language-related ones) >defined or listed for the live image build? > > >2. Why are they included by default in the KDE Plasma live image? > > >3. How can I prevent their installation if I want a simple, single-language >(English-only) KDE Plasma desktop? > > > >My goal is to have a minimal KDE Plasma setup without unnecessary language >support packages. > >Thank you for your time and clarification. > >Best regards, >Mahdi > -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval. com Mature Sporty Personal More Innovation More Adult A Man in Dandism Powered Midship Specialty --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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