webfs? [SOLVED]

[ali_deda]

I did update Neon and Mau 2 from program synaptic. Synaptic updated smplajer and install a new application webfs Simple and instant http server for mostly static content. Why do http server installed, I did not require the installation of web server. I would like someone to explain why this server is installed.

[leszek]

You can take a look in synaptic and see the reveresed dependencies of the package to know which package might have pulled it as dependency.

[ali_deda]

You can take a look in synaptic and see the reveresed dependencies of the package to know which package might have pulled it as dependency.

Thanks @leszek ... weird if I asked for it is smplayer. I have smplayer in Manjoro and Suse 42.3 and them this server is not required. When I look depending smplayer webfs is not required but is only recommended. I have to study synaptic how to Agree to not install programs that have been recommended.

[leszek]

This might help.
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/...lt-is-true
Though we don't recommend changing that as it might have side effects.

[ali_deda]

Thanks @leszek
default setting

Code:

/etc/apt/apt.conf.d
file 99synaptic
APT::Install-Recommends "true";

[rocky7x]

Hello,

There is a new version of SMPlayer, 17.1, which adds experimental support for Chromecast. So I think that the webfs is needed for that - the release notes say this:

Ubuntu and debian users must install the package webfs (sudo apt-get install webfs). This is a tiny web server that SMPlayer will run in order to serve local files to Chromecast.

[ali_deda]

Thanks to precise explanations