Hello, On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 08:18:56AM +0530, ம. ஸ்ரீ ராமதாஸ்|Sri Ramadoss M wrote: > //In accordance with the Debian Policy Manual (which says "The 'Recommends' > field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all > but unusual installations"), the package management system now installs > packages listed in the Recommends: field of other installed packages as well > as Depends: by default. If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use > apt-get --no-install-recommends; if you want to make this permanent, set > APT::Install-Recommends in /etc/apt/apt.conf. //
> The Tamil equivalent is in progess an I need a clarification here on the > above cited paragraph. > Is it right, > //If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use > apt-get --no-install-recommends; if you want to make this permanent, set > APT::Install-Recommends in /etc/apt/apt.conf // > Or should it be, > //If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use > apt-get --no-install-recommends; if you want to make this permanent, remove > APT::Install-Recommends in /etc/apt/apt.conf // > It appears that by default 'apt' will install the recommended packages, > which means entry for it will be there in /etc/apt/apt.conf > So to override that, a User has to remove it from the file? Please clarify. The original release note text is correct. apt implements recommends-by-default as a /compile-time/ default; to change this behavior you must add an option to your apt.conf, as stated. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-translators mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-translators
