On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:47:16 +0200 Adrien CLERC <adrien@antipoul.fr> wrote: > >> It makes me think I'd love a system where Apt::Install-Recommends > >> could be set to "ask" and let apt ask me if I want the recommended > >> packages for my current request. > > apt already shows you which packages are to be brought in as > > Recommends on every invocation and unless you use the -y option you > > get the option to quit. You can already choose to quit and call apt > > with the --no-install-recommends option for this specific > > invocation of apt. > This involves a lot of keypresses, and I'm incredibly lazy ;) > I was just wondering if apt could be more interactive, or if it is a > design choice not to ask too many questions. If you want interactive, use aptitude or synaptic. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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