metapackages now do support recommends installed by default, which you can then remove without the metapackage being uninstalled.
** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- ubuntu-minimal should support recommends (was: syslog-ng causes ubuntu-minimal to be removed.) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/42555 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs