On this system –
Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.5
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 5.14.21-150500.55.36-default (64-bit)
And, looking at the KDE Bug Report, I’m a bit puzzled as what other distros are doing with respect to package dependencies –
# LANG=C zypper remove --clean-deps kdeconnect-kde
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...
The following 7 packages are going to be REMOVED:
kdeconnect-kde kdeconnect-kde-lang kdeconnect-kde-zsh-completion kpeoplevcard libKF5PulseAudioQt3 libfakekey0 sshfs
7 packages to remove.
After the operation, 6.0 MiB will be freed.
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): n
#
> LANG=C zypper info --recommends --requires --suggests --supplements kdeconnect-kde
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Information for package kdeconnect-kde:
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Repository : Haupt-Repository
Name : kdeconnect-kde
Version : 22.12.3-bp155.1.6
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 4.1 MiB
Installed : Yes (automatically)
Status : up-to-date
Source package : kdeconnect-kde-22.12.3-bp155.1.6.src
Upstream URL : https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect
Summary : Integration of Android with Linux desktops
Description :
A package for integration of Android with Linux desktops.
Current feature list:
- Clipboard share: copy from or to your desktop
- Notifications sync (4.3+): Read your Android notifications
- Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote control
- WiFi connection: no USB wire or Bluetooth needed
- RSA Encryption: your information is safe
Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on Android for this app to work:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect_tp or
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp/
Requires : [78]
libstdc++.so.6()(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.9)(64bit)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.14)(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Gui.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Gui.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Widgets.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Widgets.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libX11.so.6()(64bit)
libKF5CoreAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5I18n.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5(Qt_5.15)(64bit)
libQt5Network.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5DBus.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5DBus.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Network.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5ConfigCore.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5WidgetsAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Qml.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Qml.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5ConfigWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5KIOCore.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Quick.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Quick.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5KIOWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5DBusAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5WindowSystem.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5X11Extras.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5X11Extras.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5Notifications.so.5()(64bit)
libwayland-client.so.0()(64bit)
libKF5Service.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5IconThemes.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5KIOGui.so.5()(64bit)
libXtst.so.6()(64bit)
libKF5GuiAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Multimedia.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Multimedia.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5KIOFileWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5Solid.so.5()(64bit)
libqt5-qtquickcontrols2
libKF5KCMUtils.so.5()(64bit)
kirigami2
libQt5QuickControls2.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5QuickControls2.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libqca-qt5.so.2()(64bit)
libKF5WaylandClient.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5WaylandClient.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5WaylandClient.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5People.so.5()(64bit)
libfakekey.so.0()(64bit)
plasma-framework-components
libKF5PulseAudioQt.so.3()(64bit)
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Layouts.1) >= 1
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.plasma.core.2) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.2) >= 2
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.2) >= 1
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.plasma.plasmoid.2) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.2) >= 4
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.plasma.extras.2) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.kquickcontrolsaddons.2) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Controls.2) >= 5
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.plasma.components.3) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.kirigami.2) >= 5
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.plasma.components.2) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Controls.2) >= 2
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.kirigami.2) >= 4
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Dialogs.1) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Controls.2) >= 4
qt5qmlimport(QtQml.2) >= 2
qt5qmlimport(Qt.labs.platform.1) >= 1
qt5qmlimport(org.kde.kdeconnect.1) >= 0
qt5qmlimport(QtQuick.Layouts.1) >= 9
sshfs >= 3.7.2
/sbin/ldconfig
Recommends : kpeoplevcard
Suggests : ---
Supplements : ---
>
> LANG=C zypper info --recommends --requires --suggests --supplements kate
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Information for package kate:
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Repository : Haupt-Repository
Name : kate
Version : 22.12.3-bp155.1.7
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 4.4 MiB
Installed : Yes
Status : up-to-date
Source package : kate-22.12.3-bp155.1.7.src
Upstream URL : https://kate-editor.org
Summary : Advanced Text Editor
Description :
Kate is an advanced text editor by KDE.
Requires : [47]
libstdc++.so.6()(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.9)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.21)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.9)(64bit)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.14)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.11)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.20)(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Gui.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Gui.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Widgets.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Widgets.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4.18)(64bit)
libKF5CoreAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5I18n.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Core.so.5(Qt_5.15)(64bit)
libQt5Network.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5DBus.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5DBus.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libQt5Network.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5ConfigCore.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5WidgetsAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Xml.so.5()(64bit)
libQt5Xml.so.5(Qt_5)(64bit)
libKF5ConfigWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5XmlGui.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5ConfigGui.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5KIOCore.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5KIOWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5Crash.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5DBusAddons.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5WindowSystem.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5Service.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5IconThemes.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5KIOGui.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5TextWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5JobWidgets.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5Parts.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5Activities.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5TextEditor.so.5()(64bit)
libKF5SyntaxHighlighting.so.5()(64bit)
libKUserFeedbackCore.so.1()(64bit)
libKUserFeedbackWidgets.so.1()(64bit)
kate-plugins = 22.12.3
Recommends : ---
Suggests : ---
Supplements : ---
>
In other words, I can’t really see where there’s a dependency between KDE Connect and Kate and, I can’t really see any reason why KDE Connect cannot be simply removed if, it’s never going to be needed – despite it’s dependencies to kpeoplevcard, libKF5PulseAudioQt3, libfakekey0 and sshfs (which can all be re-installed if needed) …