Rant of the day: Insane dependencies for liveusb-creator
Fernando Cassia
fcassia at gmail.com
Fri May 10 15:48:55 UTC 2013
14 packages, 104 MB installed.... just for a simple GUI that calls
other low-level system utils...
Sheesh...
Thinking that liveusb-creator is often run from LiveCD, wouldn't it be
nice to create a statically linked liveusb-creator that can be
downloaded as a single binary and run?. Furthermore, such statically
linked executable could be compressed with the UPX executable
compressor...
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# yum install liveusb-creator
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto
Determining fastest mirrors
* fedora: mirrors.dcarsat.com.ar
* updates: mirror.globo.com
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package liveusb-creator.noarch 0:3.11.8-1.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: syslinux-extlinux for package:
liveusb-creator-3.11.8-1.fc18.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: PyQt4 for package:
liveusb-creator-3.11.8-1.fc18.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package PyQt4.i686 0:4.10-1.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: sip-api(9) >= 9.2 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: qt4(x86-32) >= 4.8.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libphonon.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtXmlPatterns.so.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtXml.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtWebKit.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtTest.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtSvg.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtSql.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtScriptTools.so.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtScript.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtOpenGL.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtNetwork.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtMultimedia.so.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtHelp.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtGui.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtDesigner.so.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtDeclarative.so.4 for package:
PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtDBus.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtCore.so.4 for package: PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686
---> Package syslinux-extlinux.i686 0:4.05-4.fc18 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package phonon.i686 0:4.6.0-5.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: phonon-backend(x86-32) >= 4.4 for package:
phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libqzeitgeist.so.1 for package:
phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: kde-filesystem for package: phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686
---> Package qt.i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: qt-settings for package: 1:qt-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686
---> Package qt-x11.i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libmng.so.1 for package: 1:qt-x11-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686
---> Package qtwebkit.i686 0:2.2.2-8.fc18 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libQtSensors.so.1 for package:
qtwebkit-2.2.2-8.fc18.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libQtLocation.so.1 for package:
qtwebkit-2.2.2-8.fc18.i686
---> Package sip.i686 0:4.14.5-1.fc18 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kde-filesystem.i686 0:4-42.fc18 will be installed
---> Package libmng.i686 0:1.0.10-8.fc18 will be installed
---> Package libqzeitgeist.i686 0:0.8.0-8.fc18 will be installed
---> Package phonon-backend-gstreamer.i686 2:4.6.3-1.fc18 will be installed
---> Package qt-mobility.i686 0:1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18 will be installed
---> Package qt-settings.noarch 0:4.9-20.fc18 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository
Size
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Installing:
liveusb-creator noarch 3.11.8-1.fc18 updates 176 k
Installing for dependencies:
PyQt4 i686 4.10-1.fc18 updates 2.6 M
kde-filesystem i686 4-42.fc18 updates 47 k
libmng i686 1.0.10-8.fc18 fedora 175 k
libqzeitgeist i686 0.8.0-8.fc18 fedora 73 k
phonon i686 4.6.0-5.fc18 fedora 209 k
phonon-backend-gstreamer i686 2:4.6.3-1.fc18 updates 140 k
qt i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18 updates 4.7 M
qt-mobility i686 1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18 fedora 3.1 M
qt-settings noarch 4.9-20.fc18 updates 28 k
qt-x11 i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18 updates 13 M
qtwebkit i686 2.2.2-8.fc18 updates 7.1 M
sip i686 4.14.5-1.fc18 updates 120 k
syslinux-extlinux i686 4.05-4.fc18 fedora 357 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package (+13 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 32 M
Installed size: 104 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/14): libmng-1.0.10-8.fc18.i686.rpm | 175 kB 00:01
(2/14): kde-filesystem-4-42.fc18.i686.rpm | 47 kB 00:01
(3/14): libqzeitgeist-0.8.0-8.fc18.i686.rpm | 73 kB 00:02
(4/14): PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686.rpm | 2.6 MB 00:44
(5/14): liveusb-creator-3.11.8-1.fc18.noarch.rpm | 176 kB 00:01
(6/14): phonon-backend-gstreamer-4.6.3-1.fc18.i686.rpm | 140 kB 00:02
(7/14): phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686.rpm | 209 kB 00:03
(8/14): qt-mobility-1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18.i686.rpm | 3.1 MB 00:36
(9/14): qt-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686.rpm | 4.7 MB 00:51
(10/14): qt-settings-4.9-20.fc18.noarch.rpm | 28 kB 00:02
(11/14): syslinux-extlinux-4.05-4.fc18.i686.rpm | 357 kB 00:02
(12/14): sip-4.14.5-1.fc18.i686.rpm | 120 kB 00:03
(13/14): qt-x11-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686.rpm | 13 MB 01:49
(14/14): qtwebkit-2.2.2-8.fc18.i686.rpm | 7.1 MB 02:14
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Total 140 kB/s | 32 MB 03:52
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : kde-filesystem-4-42.fc18.i686 1/14
Installing : qt-settings-4.9-20.fc18.noarch 2/14
Installing : 1:qt-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686 3/14
Installing : syslinux-extlinux-4.05-4.fc18.i686 4/14
Installing : sip-4.14.5-1.fc18.i686 5/14
Installing : libmng-1.0.10-8.fc18.i686 6/14
Installing : 1:qt-x11-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686 7/14
Installing : qt-mobility-1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18.i686 8/14
Installing : qtwebkit-2.2.2-8.fc18.i686 9/14
Installing : libqzeitgeist-0.8.0-8.fc18.i686 10/14
Installing : 2:phonon-backend-gstreamer-4.6.3-1.fc18.i686 11/14
Installing : phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686 12/14
Installing : PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686 13/14
Installing : liveusb-creator-3.11.8-1.fc18.noarch 14/14
Verifying : phonon-4.6.0-5.fc18.i686 1/14
Verifying : 1:qt-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686 2/14
Verifying : libmng-1.0.10-8.fc18.i686 3/14
Verifying : qt-settings-4.9-20.fc18.noarch 4/14
Verifying : qt-mobility-1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18.i686 5/14
Verifying : liveusb-creator-3.11.8-1.fc18.noarch 6/14
Verifying : sip-4.14.5-1.fc18.i686 7/14
Verifying : kde-filesystem-4-42.fc18.i686 8/14
Verifying : 1:qt-x11-4.8.4-17.fc18.i686 9/14
Verifying : syslinux-extlinux-4.05-4.fc18.i686 10/14
Verifying : 2:phonon-backend-gstreamer-4.6.3-1.fc18.i686 11/14
Verifying : PyQt4-4.10-1.fc18.i686 12/14
Verifying : qtwebkit-2.2.2-8.fc18.i686 13/14
Verifying : libqzeitgeist-0.8.0-8.fc18.i686 14/14
Installed:
liveusb-creator.noarch 0:3.11.8-1.fc18
Dependency Installed:
PyQt4.i686 0:4.10-1.fc18
kde-filesystem.i686 0:4-42.fc18
libmng.i686 0:1.0.10-8.fc18
libqzeitgeist.i686 0:0.8.0-8.fc18
phonon.i686 0:4.6.0-5.fc18
phonon-backend-gstreamer.i686 2:4.6.3-1.fc18
qt.i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18
qt-mobility.i686 0:1.2.2-0.3.20120224git.fc18
qt-settings.noarch 0:4.9-20.fc18
qt-x11.i686 1:4.8.4-17.fc18
qtwebkit.i686 0:2.2.2-8.fc18
sip.i686 0:4.14.5-1.fc18
syslinux-extlinux.i686 0:4.05-4.fc18
Complete!
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FC
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