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Re: APT [was Re: Is this really the right thing to do?]



On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Tom Lear wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Craig Sanders wrote:
> 
> > IMO, Recommends: doesn't provide any value not already provided by
> > Suggests: or Depends:, it's effectively just a Suggests: that wont take
> > "No" for an answer.
> I agree completely, it annoys the fsck out of me.

Agreed.  I ended up installing tetex (and its dependencies) just to keep
from having to deal with the fact that a2ps recommends it everytime I run
dselect (yecch!) 

Bob


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