Dear Sirs,
Since I've been using Solus, i have had to reinstall it on my SSD due to issues about Audio. Are updates about "Accessibility" a requirement? As I often see Orca, and a Braille Keyboard reader/helper included in "Other" section.
Is it possible to have a checklist which can filter out extraneous software and block that? If I catch that post update install, it appears to be woven into the code so deeply that to remove it would ruin the whole OS.

    Solus is not Arch.
    If something shows up as updatetable, it means that it has been tested by maintainers and it is safe to update, pinning packages or partial updates will almost certainly cause problems sooner or later.
    The solution ? Uninstall what you don't need, but only after having understood the consequences of your actions (ie: some unexpected dependencies removed with the package or some core functions provided by the package no longer working)
    sudo eopkg rm -n <package name> is a good way to test for dependencies: the -n flags is for dry running the command.

    catfishsushi Just select everything when you perform updates unless your have a good reason for not doing it and you know what your are doing.
    Partial updates are a very trivial way to run into issues.

    Also, if an update should cause some problems, you can always rollback and report to issue so it can be addressed.