[ Discussing Recommends: vs. Depends: is rather off topic for this list, so I won't respond beyond this message on this list. ]
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Lukasz Szybalski wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IIRC apt-get will install recommends by default from now on too, > > as Recommends: should contain packages that all but unusual > > installations should include. If you don't want recommends, use > > --without-recommemends or set Aptitude::Recommends-Important > > appropriately. > > Just out of curiosity what are the reasons for such a move. Because it means that in the most normal cases people will get Recommends: installed so that things which have previously been Depends: but aren't strictly required can be more safely made Recommends:. If you know better than the default, and you care about the install size, it's trivial to disable. > If I understand this correctly required is all the software that > needs to be on in order for it to run.(80% of the time this is what > I need) recommended is the other 20% where there is a feature I > would want to use.!??!! (I needed that only twice in 4 years) I'm unable to follow you here; please use the actual terminology that is used in the control files. > digikam triples the amount of software needed to run digikam and > installs software like (kmail, kaddressbook, korganizer) which on > gnome don't do me any good but are recomended if one chooses to use > them. That's because it Recommends: kipi-plugins which Recommends: kmail, kooka, and sane-utils. If this concerns you, you should file a bug requesting that some of those packages should be Suggests: instead of Recommends: and carefully explain your reasoning. Since I don't use any of the programs you've mentioned, I'm not the right person to file these bugs. Don Armstrong -- Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. -- Oscar Wilde http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
