You're right, I just checked the Arch package and it has a non-optional dependency on the nodejs package[1], which means you're forced to install it even if you

You're right, I just checked the Arch package and it has a non-optional dependency on the nodejs package[1], which means you're forced to install it even if you don't use it. That sucks. :( [1] https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/zed/ https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/zed/