On 07/28/2013 09:00 AM, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 28 July 2013, lee sent: >> There are 224 packages depending on the avahi package --- that's >> insane for something that isn't needed. >> >> Why are there so many packages depending on it? > > They might not *actually* need it. i.e. They *may* make use of it for > some features, that you *might* use, so they require it for those > purposes. But if you don't use those features, it doesn't need to be > running. > > Want an analogy? CUPS might be forcefully installed as a requirement, > yet I might have no printer. Removing it would also remove a lot of > things that I actually want to keep. But I can simply stop the service, > because it doesn't actually get used. > > Stop the Avahi service. The way Fedora is currently set up, if you > disable something, it'll start it when it needs it. (Annoying, I know.) > You need to do something else (mask it, instead of disable it), to > prevent it being started. Think of "disabled" services as not running > *now*. > For users prone to outsmart distro by diminishing app prints I recommend http://www.damnsmalllinux.org. ;) poma -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
