[Digikam-users] Newer digikam and a heavier footprint

[Lukasz Szybalski]

Hello,
I wanted to start off by saying how I enjoy using digikam. I am a
gnome user, but my two favorite apps written in Qt are digikam and
k3b. I always have used digikam and I considered it lightweight but
very mature and useful program. Today I have installed a new version
and I noticed that the amount of dependencies has almost tripled since
the last install I did. I always though of digikam as not "kde photo
management" but "Linux photo Management". I understand that new
features need to be added but could developers consider digikam as
gnome/kde application. I am using it now but if the amount of
dependencies will triple again then soon I will have to install whole
KDE environment in order to use digikam.

Here is a list of dependencies:
Setting up libkdcraw3 (0.1.4-2) ...
Setting up libexiv2-2 (0.16-4) ...
Setting up libkexiv2-3 (0.1.6-1+b1) ...
Setting up libkipi0 (0.1.5-2) ...
Setting up digikam (2:0.9.3-2) ...
Setting up enscript (1.6.4-12) ...
Setting up exiv2 (0.16-4) ...
Setting up gnokii-common (0.6.24.dfsg-1) ...
Setting up libgraphicsmagick1 (1.1.10-1) ...
Setting up graphicsmagick (1.1.10-1) ...
Setting up libical0 (0.31-1) ...
Setting up libgnokii3 (0.6.24.dfsg-1) ...
Setting up libktnef1 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libkleopatra1 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libkmime2 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up poster (1:20050907-1) ...
Setting up psutils (1.17-24) ...
Setting up kdeprint (4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2+b1) ...
Setting up kdesktop (4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2+b1) ...
Setting up kfind (4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2+b1) ...
Setting up kghostview (4:3.5.9-1+b1) ...
Setting up libksieve0 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libmimelib1c2a (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up konqueror (4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-2+b1) ...
Setting up libkscan1 (4:3.5.9-1+b1) ...
Setting up kooka (4:3.5.9-1+b1) ...
Setting up mpg123 (0.67-1) ...
Setting up ocrad (0.17-3) ...
Setting up sane-utils (1.0.19-4) ...
Adding saned group and user...
Setting up xgnokii (0.6.24.dfsg-1) ...
Setting up graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat (1.1.10-1) ...
Setting up libkdepim1a (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libkpimidentities1 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libkcal2b (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up kaddressbook (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up kdepim-kresources (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up kdepim-kio-plugins (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up kipi-plugins (0.1.5-1) ...
Setting up kmail (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up libkpimexchange1 (4:3.5.9-2) ...
Setting up korganizer (4:3.5.9-2) ...

for example why do I need korganizer?, kmail?, kaddressbook?, etc.
None of these I use and I am not sure why digikam needs it.

Why digikam is using graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat instead of what
is mostly installed on a system imagemagick.

I think that digikam is great, but if it will continue at this
expansion of dependencies then I am not sure where that will leave me?
I would like to thank everybody who works on digikam for having it,
and I would like to change your mind and think of digikam as 60% kde
users and 40% gnome users.  If having digikam lite and regular digikam
is a way to do it then maybe digikam developers should consider such
route. I think if you we take a closer look I don't think we will find
a need to have all these programs installed as a requirement.


Thank you,
Digikam user on gnome.

Lucas

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