Changing behavior of a package based on the initial set of installed packages is not an option. We cannot detect whether this was a server install or not. David already explained this. If you really want to, you could reassign it to the relevant installer component or server meta package and let that create a configuration file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/. But guessing wishes is not APT's job.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/316472 Title: wish: APT::Install-Recommends "false" in server install -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs