Bug#462962: apt-get --no-install-recommends is not documented in man page
Package: apt
Version: 0.7.10
The new -no-install-recommends flag is not documented in the man page
for apt-get.
Given the new install-recommends-by-default policy, this is
particularly important.
It would be worth mentioning the APT::Install-Recommends in the manual
page as well and to highlight the fact that its default setting has
changed recently.
Actually, I disagree with this change - it makes "apt-get build-dep"
install tons of stuff that is not necessary to build (like all the x
servers for librsvg1-bin, a firefox dep).
However, given that it's in it, documenting it, and how to get round
it, would be good.
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