Bug#929667: debian-installer doesn't install Recommends of linux-image-*
Package: debian-installer
Version: 20190410
debian-installer doesn't install the Recommends of "linux-image-*".
Apparently, this is by design since [1].
The effects are:
1) For "buster", a clean install doesn't include "apparmor" and
"firmware-linux-free" (both are Recommends for "linux-image-*"). This
is curious, because [2] suggests "apparmor" is enabled by default,
while it actually isn't.
2) A future kernel upgrade initiated by "apt" _WILL_ install the
"Recommends", causing "apparmor" and "firmware-linux-free" to be
installed at that stage.
I think these effects are undesired. I'd suggest to use
"APT::Install-Recommends true" when installing the linux image.
[1] https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/base-installer/commit/53e3722a1376c4777701e453d03491b8090fefd2
[2] https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#apparmor
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