Description of problem: Trying to install a minimal system is nearly impossible due to insane dependencies Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.2-1.fc12 (incidentally, why fc12? Isn't there a native fc13 package here?) How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install F13, selecting "minimal install" 2. Install X11, notice that screen size is smaller than it should be 3. yum install system-config-display Actual results: ========================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ========================================================================== Installing: system-config-display x86_64 2.2-1.fc12 fedora 184 k Installing for dependencies: control-center-filesystem x86_64 1:2.30.1-2.fc13 updates 48 k dbus-python x86_64 0.83.0-6.fc12 fedora 175 k dbus-x11 x86_64 1:1.2.24-1.fc13 fedora 40 k enchant x86_64 1:1.6.0-1.fc13 fedora 50 k flac x86_64 1.2.1-6.fc12 fedora 230 k gnome-icon-theme noarch 2.30.2.1-1.fc13 fedora 8.5 M gnome-themes noarch 2.30.0-3.fc13 fedora 2.5 M gstreamer x86_64 0.10.29-2.fc13 updates 791 k gstreamer-tools x86_64 0.10.29-2.fc13 updates 23 k gtk2-engines x86_64 2.20.1-1.fc13 fedora 286 k hunspell x86_64 1.2.8-17.fc13 fedora 177 k libasyncns x86_64 0.8-1.fc13 fedora 24 k libcanberra x86_64 0.24-1.fc13 updates 67 k libcanberra-gtk2 x86_64 0.24-1.fc13 updates 26 k libnotify x86_64 0.4.5-4.fc13 fedora 35 k libogg x86_64 2:1.2.0-1.fc13 fedora 21 k libsexy x86_64 0.1.11-15.fc13 fedora 43 k libsndfile x86_64 1.0.20-5.fc13 fedora 149 k libtdb x86_64 1.2.1-2.fc13 fedora 28 k libvorbis x86_64 1:1.3.1-1.fc13 fedora 201 k libxfce4util x86_64 4.6.2-1.fc13 updates 114 k libxfcegui4 x86_64 4.6.4-1.fc13 updates 317 k libxslt x86_64 1.1.26-1.fc12 fedora 397 k metacity x86_64 2.30.0-2.fc13 fedora 1.2 M pulseaudio-libs x86_64 0.9.21-6.fc13 fedora 428 k pycairo x86_64 1.8.6-2.fc12 fedora 166 k pygobject2 x86_64 2.21.1-6.fc13 fedora 191 k pygtk2 x86_64 2.17.0-3.fc13 fedora 992 k pygtk2-libglade x86_64 2.17.0-3.fc13 fedora 23 k pyxf86config x86_64 0.3.37-7.fc12 fedora 54 k rarian x86_64 0.8.1-5.fc12 fedora 92 k rarian-compat x86_64 0.8.1-5.fc12 fedora 59 k sound-theme-freedesktop noarch 0.7-2.fc13 fedora 388 k startup-notification x86_64 0.10-4.fc13 fedora 37 k usermode x86_64 1.104.2-1.fc13 fedora 189 k usermode-gtk x86_64 1.104.2-1.fc13 fedora 99 k xcb-util x86_64 0.3.6-1.fc12 fedora 37 k xfce4-notifyd x86_64 0.1.0-3.fc12 fedora 56 k xfconf x86_64 4.6.2-1.fc13 updates 133 k zenity x86_64 2.30.0-1.fc13 fedora 2.7 M Transaction Summary ========================================================================== Install 41 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) Total download size: 21 M Installed size: 50 M Is this ok [y/N]: n Expected results: You're kidding me, right? I need to be able to play FLAC and Ogg Vorbis audio to be able to configure my X server? I need a spell checker installed? I need to have a specific window manager (one that I don't use) installed? This is insane. What's the point of a minimal install if as soon as you try and install anything, it pulls in the rest of the system anyway with unnecessary dependencies? Additional info:
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