k3b dependencies
I'm on Mandrake 10, using Synaptic for rpm package management on the main mandrake repositories (not cooker). I decided that I'd like to get rid of kdm (which Mandrake uses by default); when I clicked remove (in synaptic), I was informed that k3b have to be removed also. I figured that this was perhaps a minor FUBAR, and went ahead with the removal, and then reselected k3b for installation. This time I was informed that as well as kdebase, kdelibs, etc etc, I would be required to install such obvious non-dependencies as kdm, kate, and so forth.
I don't believe this is a synaptic problem, as I seem to recall the same situation happening in urpmi (although I could be wrong); and I also seem to recall it happening in the DEB hierarchy when I was using Libranet (but again, I could be wrong.)
What's going on with this? Is it a case of the k3b rpm maintainer being slapdash with his dependencies? Is it sylpheed?
I could avoid this by building from source (k3b is the only KDE based program I use), but I really like the modularity that a package built system provides. Any suggestions on what I can do here?
Thanks
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