Hi, it's getting off-topic but just to close the thread: Michael Koch wrote:
You're most probably right; I *think* my difference of opinion relies on the fact that I'm mostly upgrading packages, and that in this case, aptitude tells you about Recommends but doesn't install them per default (but I didn't verify).aptitude does by default if its not re-configured and its the recommended tool for the job since sarge.
Eric