Re: recommended way disable recommends using apt

["jindam, vani" <jindam.vani@disroot.org>]

On 23 August 2022 2:41:30 AM UTC, "jindam, vani" <jindam.vani@disroot.org> wrote:
>hello debian users,
>
>i want to install again debian, i dont
>want to install recommended packages 
>and i checked (ex: $ apt show libreoffice) 
>my list of packages to be installed & 
>i see no problem. i always use $ sudo apt to 
>install packages.
>
>my plan:
>(1) install debian base
>(2) disable recommend packages
>(3) install packages one by one
>
>issue (which one is correct?) on /etc/apt/apt.conf:

i am confused bit, contradictory statements:

* Reconfigure apt so that it does not install additional packages (1), use /etc/apt/apt.conf

* apt.conf: /etc/apt/apt.conf is also valid but deprecated,(2) perhaps to use various configs
given.


(1) https://wiki.debian.org/ReduceDebian
(2) https://wiki.debian.org/AptConfiguration

>(1) APT::Install-Recommends "false";
>APT::Install-Suggests "false"; 
>(2) APT::Install-Suggests "0";
>APT::Install-Recommends "0";
>
>regards,
>jindam, vani
>