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Main killer for me - admittedly because I like sharp tools, and it used to claim to be 'lightweight': 'apt install asciidoc' (and I had to delete most of it, be

• pizza234 4y ago
  Not on my machine: # apt install asciidoc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: asciidoc-base asciidoc-common docbook-xsl xsltproc Suggested packages: asciidoc-doc docbook-utils source-highlight dbtoepub docbook-xsl-doc-html | docbook-xsl-doc-pdf | docbook-xsl-doc-text | docbook-xsl-doc docbook-xsl-saxon fop libsaxon-java libxalan2-java libxslthl-java xalan Recommended packages: asciidoc-dblatex xmlto The following NEW packages will be installed: asciidoc asciidoc-base asciidoc-common docbook-xsl xsltproc I wonder if one gets that dependency tree on a Wayland-only setup.
  • zh3 4y ago
    You probably have X and Wayland installed (quite why those are required for asciidoc is a question I'll leave for others).
    • pizza234 4y ago
      A lot of dependecies are pulled from the (recommended) asciidoc-dblatex package, which depends, indirectly, on x11 packages. Don't install the recommended packages (whose concept is anyway in conflict with keeping a system lean) and see what happens.
      • zh3 4y ago
        How to not install recommended packages? (there wasn't a choice, and anyway not installing recommended packages often implies - rightly or wrongly - security risks).
        • pizza234 4y ago
          The `apt` tool provides the option `--no-install-recommends`. If you want to disable the recommended packages installation by default, you can: echo 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99disable-recommends.conf You may also want to disable the suggested packages: echo 'APT::Install-Suggests "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99disable-recommends.conf
        • pizza234 4y ago
          Regarding the apt "recommended" concept, it's a generic concept of optional functionality; it's orthogonal to security. If one wants to make a generic association with security, less recommended packages -> less functionality -> smaller attack surface.
• yrro 4y ago
  Probably because asciidoc recommends asciidoc-dblatex (used for producing LaTeX via docbook). Try 'apt install asciidoc asciidoc-dblatex-' to install just asciidoc without pulling in the other package.
  • 1f60c 4y ago
    How does that command work?
    • yrro 4y ago
      It lets you do the equivalent of "apt install asciidoc; apt remove asciidoc-dblatex" in one command, so avoids downloading the unwanted packages only to remove them. "The requested action can be overridden for specific packages by appending a plus (+) to the package name to install this package or a minus (-) to remove it" https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/apt/apt.8.en.html https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/apt/apt.8.en.html
  • zh3 4y ago
    Thanks, hopefully this'll turn up on a google search for someone who just wants to turn simple text markup into a PDF ('apt' didn't offer the option of not installing asciidoc-dblatex).
    • paradox460 4y ago
      I'll stick it in the article, in a closing notes section
    • anthk 4y ago
      apt --no-install-recommends foobar You can set some settings for apt-get in the config file so it doesn't pull the recommended packages as enforced dependencies.
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