On Thu 18 Jun 2020 at 06:48:26 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/18/2020 03:13 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:53:55AM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > 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". > > > > Or file a bug report? > > > > ;-P > > > > Questions to ask before filing a bug report (even a wishlist): > 1. Is it a "bug" or a "feature"?
That's for you to determine. You need to figure out what your expectations are for both the program and its documentation. Then you need to gather your observations and see how they stack up against your expectations. Then think about whether the d-i team are going to sweat over this, particularly when they have already given a caveat for "technical reasons". Unless you file a bug and a patch for the documentation, the immediate response might just be a "wontfix". > 2. Do I "know" something that is not actually true? That seems likely. The scientific method is the usual manner in which we deal with that, by means of experimentation. > 3. Do I have an unrecognized void in my understanding? Yes, the unknown unknowns. Unfortunately, some of these might also be unknowable. We don't know. Cheers, David.
