Elmer E. Dow wrote:
The less number of packages installed => less number of bugs => less number of security holes => more secured system.Greetings:When should I consider installing suggested packages? During my limited experience using aptitude in Sarge I've always installed depends and recommended packages, never suggested. Do most users just ignore suggested packages, only installing them if something doesn't work?Please cc me since I'm not currently subscribed. - Elmer E. Dow
In general, I will not install a package unless I need it. It can always be installed whenever I need it. Moreover with auto-apt, the packages can be installed on the fly and the process is nearly automatic.
raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi Graduate Student, MAE Cornell University http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/