$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/15recommends
APT {
Install-Recommends "false";
};
(also very useful for (p|cow)builder where installing recommended
packages in the chroot is just wrong & takes a long time; cf. also
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2007-11-17 18:17:17 +0100
aptitude & recommends
due to the latest changes in apt (which installs packages marked as
Recommends: by default since 0.7.7) aptitude — even if
"Install recommended packages automatically" is not checked in
aptitude's options dialog — pulls in recommended packages
just like apt-get, whether called from the command line or
interactively; cf. also #448561.
the fix to keep both apt-get & aptitude from
installing recommended packages is something like:
#448562.)
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