Re: Disabling recommends - was [Re: bash-completion pros/cons]
On Wed 17 Jun 2020 at 06:31:16 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/17/2020 06:12 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 04:53:45AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > On 06/17/2020 03:34 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > > [snip]
> > > >
> > > > A couple of those led me to disable recommends completely. It seems
> > > > I'm a freak monster or sometning ;-@
> > > >
> > >
> > > Is there a way to totally disable recommends when installing Debian?
> > > I wish to set up a machine for experimenting to find out what I
> > > really want. Long long term I am considering using debootstrap to
> > > install a extremely customized system.
> >
> > I have this in the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/95no-recommends:
> >
> > APT::Install-Recommends no:
> >
>
> If I understand correctly, I need to add
> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/95no-recommends to the ISO of the installer's DVD1.
No you don't. A user preseeds with
recommends=false
But you know for a fact that this doesn't work. Therefore, an answer to
your enquiry
> Is there a way to totally disable recommends when installing Debian?
is "no".
--
Brian.
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