OpenSuse Package Manager - packages download sizes. :O

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#1

I just started using open suse 11.04, installed things successfully and now trying to configure things.

When I installed, broadcom drivers for my Dell Inspiron laptop, software manager started to install things and it had status at bottom 73MB to download.

Later, I started installing ATI drives, found that i need to use fglrx drivers. I searched that under packages and marked for installation. Now started with -

Installing Packages… (Remaining 512MB of 8packages)

My question is, do suse needs this much of packages to be downloaded for simple drivers ? I guess in ubuntu drivers were just small things(in terms of size). Or am I missing something ?

#2

Unfortunately we have on openSUSE 11.4 (not open suse 11.04) two GUI package managers (YaST > Software > Software manager and PackageKit) and a CLI one (zypper)
Thus it is a bit difficult to guess what you mean with "OpenSUSE Package Manager. You better refrain from PackageKit and either use YaST or zypper. Both will warn you normaly what the extra 7 packages are it wants to load when you only choose one.

#3

I am installing softwares with “Software Management” wizard found under YaST control center.
Sorry for not being clear over this.

I guess, this may be miscalculating package sizes, as it doesn’t take longer to download, but it shows packages sizes big as said earlier.

#4

May we conclude that you are satisfied? That is allright, enjoy openSUSE.

BTW, I don not think it is a wizard. It is just a tool with a GUI. Contrary to popular believe there is no magic in cumputing. At least not in Unix/Linux (and many others).

#5

I guess I should be reading more and more of docs, that way I can improve my openSuse lang it seems :wink:
Thanks again and this is solved now.

#6

It is in fact Unix lang and does exist allready for more then 40 years. Time you learn something of it :wink: