I've moved this to the livecd-rootfs project which builds the images and contains the unminimize script code.
Background: Ubuntu images themselves do install recommends for packages in the base, so re-installing recommends was seen as appropriate to make a stock minimized image look like the unminimized image on which it is based. But I understand your request that you've built atop the minimized image, installing packages with -no-install-recommends and then from that master image you want to create a un-minimized image. We could add an option to the unminimize script to give you --no-install-recommends to match your additions, though that would mean the base contents would not match. I'm going to add a few people to this bug to discuss the design and a solution. ** Also affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Project changed: livecd-rootfs => cloud-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1912595 Title: unminimize shoud run apt with -–no-install-recommends To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+bug/1912595/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs