Re: Question about additional language-related packages in Debian KDE Plasma live image

Hi Mahdi,

Apologies for the delayed response - it's been a very busy week...

You'd be better off askjing this question on the debian-live list;
forwarding there.

On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 05:22:32AM +0330, Mahdi Firouzjah wrote:
>Hello Debian Images Team,
>
>I am using the Debian KDE Plasma live image and noticed that it installs a
>large number of additional packages, many of which seem to be related to
>various human languages (e.g., Chinese, Korean, Japanese).
>
>Out of curiosity, I checked the Debian Wiki page for KDE and found that there
>are four meta-packages available in the Debian repositories for installing KDE
>Plasma, each with its own set of dependencies. However, when I reviewed the
>dependency lists of these meta-packages, I could not find all those additional
>language-related packages listed there.
>
>I would like to understand:
>
>1. Where are these additional packages (especially the language-related ones)
>defined or listed for the live image build?
>
>
>2. Why are they included by default in the KDE Plasma live image?
>
>
>3. How can I prevent their installation if I want a simple, single-language
>(English-only) KDE Plasma desktop?
>
>
>
>My goal is to have a minimal KDE Plasma setup without unnecessary language
>support packages.
>
>Thank you for your time and clarification.
>
>Best regards,
>Mahdi
>