Description of problem: The compiz package requires a ton of Gnome packages. A window manager should not require a multimedia framework, a mail database, and CD-ROM burning software. Here is the complete dependency list: at-spi x86_64 1.7.11-2.fc6 core 303 k control-center x86_64 1:2.16.0-11.fc6 updates 2.7 M eel2 x86_64 2.16.1-1.fc6 updates 370 k evolution-data-server x86_64 1.8.2-2.fc6 updates 3.4 M gnome-desktop x86_64 2.16.0-1.fc6 core 828 k gnome-icon-theme noarch 2.16.0.1-3.fc6 updates 2.9 M gnome-media x86_64 2.16.1-2.fc6 core 2.4 M gnome-menus x86_64 2.16.0-2.fc6 core 170 k gnome-panel x86_64 2.16.1-3.fc6 updates 3.3 M gnome-session x86_64 2.16.0-7.fc6 updates 413 k gnome-volume-manager x86_64 2.15.0-4.fc6 updates 407 k gstreamer x86_64 0.10.10-2.fc6 updates 572 k gstreamer-plugins-base x86_64 0.10.10-1.fc6 updates 646 k gstreamer-plugins-good x86_64 0.10.4-1.fc6 core 588 k gstreamer-tools x86_64 0.10.10-2.fc6 updates 18 k gthumb x86_64 2.7.8-3.fc6 core 1.9 M libavc1394 x86_64 0.5.3-1.fc6 core 46 k libdv x86_64 0.104-4.fc6.1 core 79 k libgail-gnome x86_64 1.1.3-1.2.1 core 28 k libgnomeprint22 x86_64 2.12.1-9.fc6 updates 408 k libgnomeprintui22 x86_64 2.12.1-6 core 317 k libiec61883 x86_64 1.1.0-1.fc6 updates 37 k liboil x86_64 0.3.8-2.1 core 136 k libsoup x86_64 2.2.98-1.fc6 updates 147 k libxklavier x86_64 3.0-2.fc6 updates 87 k nautilus-cd-burner x86_64 2.16.0-6.fc6 updates 483 k nautilus-extensions x86_64 2.16.2-5.fc6 updates 38 k How reproducible: > yum install compiz Additional info: I do not like Gnome. I do not want Gnome. I installed beryl rather than compiz.
We require gnome-session in the RPM which is what pulls in the bulk of the GNOME dependencies. At this point there is no clean way to provide the user friendly integration we have without pulling in that package.