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Re: why so hard to decline recommend packages dselect/apt



On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 11:07:24AM -0700, John L. Fjellstad wrote:

> So, how do you avoid dependencies in apt-get?  Or doesn't apt-get

You don't want to avoid something that is an actual dependancy.

> install recommended packages?  If that's the case, how do you make it
> install recommended and optional packages too?

There's no way to make apt-get install anything except dependancies 
automatically.  You'd need to either used dselect or look at the
suggestions and recommendations and install them yourself.

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