So while trying to install some libraries (zlib-devel) so I could compile me somethin', I come upon this:
These additional packages need to be installed... And a lengthy list, including but not limited to: GConf ORBit aspell aspell-br bonobo bonobo-conf bug-buddy eel evolution fam gabber gaim A bunch of gnome and kde stuff, including gnome-core and kde-core various libs mozilla rpmdrake and so on. Now, aside from the fact that it's a bit hard to swallow that -all of that- is needed for this one library to work right, a bunch of that stuff (I can spot gabber, gaim, mozilla, and rpmdrake to start with) is -already installed!- What's the deal here...? It looks like to me that zlib1 and/or zlib-devel would be required for those proggies to work right, but that doesn't make it the case that those proggies are needed for zlib1/zlib-devel. This isn't the first time I've encountered a situation like this, though it's the only one I can document (I either gave up or ignored the problem before :P). N.
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