[Digikam-users] Newer digikam and a heavier footprint

[Lukasz Szybalski]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:13 AM, Gilles Caulier
<caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/4/11, Lukasz Szybalski <szybalski at gmail.com>:
>
>
> > 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
>
>  This list depand of your distro. The real dependencies of digiKam is
>  given in README file :
>
>  http://websvn.kde.org/branches/extragear/kde3/graphics/digikam/README?revision=785851&view=markup
>
>  Best

Thanks,
I finally got to the bottom of this. It seems as of October 1st Debian
"apt" system is installing recommended packages instead of required
packages only. With this change digikam has tripled its list of
packages. I have contacted debian maintainer of digikam to see if he
can move some of these to "suggested" packages.

Thanks !!
Lucas