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this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2024
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It doesn't install any optional dependencies, is the problem the user seems to have.
That's because Arch is all about user control, and they want you to pick which optional ones you want. I agree though that it would be useful to have a flag that just installed everything.
That's a bad idea, even going back to his question, he wants spell checker, should it install every single language? It's likely a bad idea to do that, you'll get a lot of things you don't need. Not to mention optional dependencies might contradict each-other if several of them perform the same service, e.g. video playback backend
Yeah, I think what they really want is an installer. Pop!_OS is a pretty great option. I've never had issues with their Pop! Shop.