On Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:34:06 +0300 Boris Pek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > (I am not a maintainer of this package.) > > > My system uses AMD graphics and while X installs a variety of other drivers, it > > is not that demanding of storage. Steam only adds nvidia support, but with the > > new edition it *requires* nvidia support whether needed or not. > > It is not true. nvidia packages are only in recommendations of package steam. > > > apt install steam > > [...] > > Try something like this: > sudo apt install -V steam --no-install-recommends > > Best wishes, > Boris
IMO, they should be demoted to Suggests instead of Recommends. Steam on Windows does not come bundled with Nvidia drivers, nor does it explictly recommends to use Nvidia-powered hardware. I don't see how their inclusion in Recommends is justified by the definition in the Debian packaging policy. Besides, having the Nvidia libs listed in Recommends is inconvenient for users with only AMD or Intel graphics, which is my case personally. Being involved in Debian packaging, I do know about the presence of the --no-install-recommends option, but most Debian or Ubuntu users don't. Please reconsider. Best regards, Ghis
