Quoting Rich Morin (2020-02-06 01:02:07) > Debian's "apt-get install" command is documented as following > "recommends" links by default. It also follows "depends" links, > presumably in a recursive fashion. However, I haven't been able to > find out if it also follows recommends links recursively. > > For example, let's say that I run "apt-get install foo" and that foo > depends on or recommends bar. I would expect apt-get to install bar > and all of its dependencies. However, I don't know whether it would > also install bar's recommended packages, etc. Can someone please > clarify this? Should be simple to test yourself: Try install package ghostscript, which transitively recommends fonts-droid-fallback, which recommends fonts-noto-mono. Or try install package junior-games-net, which recommends minetest, which tranisitvely recommends fonts-droid-fallback, which recommends fonts-noto-mono. Or try install package games-all, which recommends games-finest, which recommends minetest, which tranisitvely recommends fonts-droid-fallback, which recommends fonts-noto-mono. In all cases, you need not actually install, but can check the information from apt/apt-get/aptitude about what they intent to install - but cancel the actual install. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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