On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 19:28:27 +0200 md@Linux.IT (Marco d'Itri) wrote: > On Aug 01, Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> wrote: > > > We, the APT Development Team, will change apt to install recommended > > packages by default on October 1st. This should give enough time to > Why? What is the point? Precisely - just what is the benefit? I really don't think this is a good idea. My immediate reaction is to disable recommends on all my boxes. Have I got to write a script now to force this decision to be undone whenever I install a new box? I'll certainly need something like that for the cross-built apt for Emdebian - embedded devices will not cope with this change. Why can't this be a debconf selection (with a default of OFF)! I see no reason to make it mandatory for new installations, let alone every upgrade to existing boxes. If I wanted Recommends:, I'd use aptitude - I see no sense in forcing this. I tried the sample commands and apt wanted to add HALF A GIGABYTE of unnecessary stuff!!! Others may consider hard disc space cheap but, in truth, hard disc space is not infinite. Please, please, please, reconsider. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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