Bug 285684

Summary:	WISH - KDE Wallpapers / exclude package from service releases
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	PeterF <peter.fink126>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	anandrkris, cfeck
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.7
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description PeterF 2011-11-03 19:34:54 UTC

Version:           4.7 (using KDE 4.7.2) 
OS:                Linux

The package "kde-wallpapers" is around 47 Mb. It is included in every service release.
Is it really necessary to include this package ?
I know this is rather a personal matter, but I hardly use any of the images included. And even though I have a flatrate, I do not want to download this package every time.
Wallpapers can easily be downloaded from the internet.
Thanks
Peter

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
see details

Actual Results:  
package is downloaded for every service release

Expected Results:  
I believe this package should be excluded.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2011-11-04 00:35:56 UTC

Please report this problem to the bug tracker of your distribution.

Comment 2 PeterF 2011-11-04 20:03:22 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Please report this problem to the bug tracker of your distribution.
I don't think this will work out, because any distribution will package whatever is provided as an update.
So why does KDE include the wallpapers in every service release ?
Thanks
Peter

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2011-11-07 23:41:36 UTC

There is no such thing as an KDE "update". Every KDE release is complete, and distributions are invited to package it in a way that the user only has to download changes instead of full packages.

Comment 4 Anand 2013-07-05 15:07:28 UTC

apt-mark hold kde-wallpapers kde-wallpapers-default
this works for me in Mint :-) In case anyone is looking for a way to block in Ubuntu / or its derivatives which use apt-get.