> If I do "apt-get upgrade" and "gnome" metapackage installs me another new picture viewer/calculator/text editor appeared in new version, does it mean "Gnome s

> If I do "apt-get upgrade" and "gnome" metapackage installs me another new picture viewer/calculator/text editor appeared in new version, does it mean "Gnome silently installs unwanted software on users computers" The difference is that when I choose my operating system (in this example Ubuntu/Debian), I trust it's native package manager and repos to install what they need more than some 3rd party provider shipping new proprietary blobs without my asking for it. Also note that when you do `apt upgrade` it prompts for permission if it sees any new packages/dependencies are being pulled in.