Solved Can I minimize the number of dependencies in a package?

[Nick-6]

In a freshly installed FreeBSD_12-2-CURRENT RELEASE on VirtualBox, running pkg install xorg xfce | less gives,

The following 342 packages will be affected:
...
bash
bash-completion
...
This process will require 2 GiB more space.
388 MiB to be downloaded.

I'm a newbie, I don't know about other packages. But bash and bash-completion are necessary? They are also included when running pkg install ffmpeg | less.

Is there anyway to chose something like minimal dependencies?

Edit: freebsd-version

 

[SirDice]

FreeBSD_12-2-CURRENT

That version doesn't exist.

Is there anyway to chose something like minimal dependencies?

Package dependencies are set in stone and cannot be changed. The only way to change dependencies is by building from ports and disabling/enabling options.

 

[kpedersen]

Is there anyway to chose something like minimal dependencies?

If you build the software from ports rather than install a package there is some minor tweaks you can do to each one to reduce dependencies. However in my experience, I don't believe what you are asking is possible. It actually seems to be a flaw with linuxy / open-source software today. Far too many dependencies.

My solution is to not use heavy desktop environments and instead use a simpler windows manager. CDE is actually fairly good in that it has very few dependencies and yet provides even more functionality than Gnome, KDE and Xfce.

 

[George]

Instead of xorg, there is x11/xorg-minimal. Probably it doesn't make a big difference though.

This is a metaport for least amount of ports needed to run a X.Org server.

 

[a6h]

Minimalism is good, clunky is bad, bloat is ugly, and unless you want to run on CLI, "package count" is irrelevant. I'm a i3 user, but what about Firefox and LibreOffice?