Why is plasma-addons not in the distro?

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I would like to know why plasma-addons is not included when it’s need for a lot of the widgets?

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You can install it here:
https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/kdeplasma-addons/

We don’t want to bloat the installation with dozens of plasma packages. Every user can decide on its own.

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It’s a key package that should be installed cause it’s needed for a lot of the widgets and doing a search using info from the error message when trying to add a widget comes up with very little. Most won’t know that that file is what they need. I only found it as fast as I did cause I ran into this issue before.

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I agree. I made the exact same post last year when I started using cachyos.

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Yea this is one file that should be in the ISO.

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It’s not adding every addon out of the box and you damn well know it. It’s a required backgroud dependency for the addons one does want to add after installing the OS. Let’s keep the BS to one’s self.

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Gee awfully silent after being called out on your BS.

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You know what? Yeah your right. Because I mistook them for being widgets. Does that make what I said BS? No it just shows that I wasn’t paying deeper attention to the conversation. Kde has so much optional stuff that it can be rather frustrating to get rid of the features I don’t need. To me they come off as being add ons. The same way Gnome has their fair share of undesirable stuff. I still stand by my stance that I prefer less bloat if given the option. I apologize for any raw feelings I may have caused you. And I kind of see your point here.

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Please do not provoke conflicts.

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Pease call out the actual person that started the BS and not the one that called them out. THANKS