On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 01:48:48PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Le mardi 22 juillet 2008 à 13:06 +0200, Robert Millan a écrit : > > Please note that moving packages to Recommends doesn't exclude them from the > > default install anymore, since APT defaults to including Recommends starting > > with lenny. > > > > I'm aware that tasksel uses --no-install-recommends, which would make one > > think Recommends aren't dragged in, but this is in fact not true (they will > > be dragged in as soon as the packages are upgraded). > > Erm, I don’t think so. AFAIK packages which are already recommended by > the installed version are not installed when the package is upgraded.
I just verified, and you are right. Looking at #388290, though, I think it'd still be a good idea to move it (or otherwise coordinate with tasksel maintainers so that another metapackage like gnome-desktop-environment can take its place when Recommends are enabled). -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What good is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
