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I actually use apt-get because I like to keep my system with the least amount of packages installed. I don't need any of the "recommended" packages, and if I do

by saghul 15y ago

I actually use apt-get because I like to keep my system with the least amount of packages installed. I don't need any of the "recommended" packages, and if I do I'd install them manually. Also, I usually use deborphan to find orphaned packages and remove them, if apt-get autoremove didn't find them.

Tobu 15y ago
Recommends are handled the same way by both tools nowadays. There are configuration options and flags to switch them off it you prefer.
sciurus 15y ago
You probably already know this, but apt-get defaults to installing recommended packages since Debian Lenny. Ubuntu may have been doing it for longer. To disable this, you have to set 'APT::Install-Recommends "false";' in apt.conf