How to configure apt-get to install suggested packages?

pliqui · 03-22-2012, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by badbit

What's the proper way to comment the apt.conf file?

To comment the apt.conf use //, check this Debian Wiki for more info

badbit · 03-22-2012, 04:30 PM

Thanks!

Max Hyre · 02-22-2013, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by badbit

What's the proper way to comment the apt.conf file?

To be complete, $ man apt.conf gets us:

Lines starting with // are treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between /* and */, just like C/C++ comments.

EDDY1 · 02-24-2013, 11:22 PM

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How to configure apt-get to install suggested packages?

If apt-get installs suggested packages every time you install a package your machine will be full in no time.
apt-get installs only what is necessary.
If apt-get installs suggests then what about the suggests for the suggested?

You can look at some of the packages here & see how many items are suggested for different packages.
Star around chapter4
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...svn/index.html

widget · 02-25-2013, 12:48 AM

Let us see.

Hmm, after 9 years we are still suggesting ways to completely bloat an inocent install of Debian.

That is dedication.

k3lt01 · 02-25-2013, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by widget

Let us see.

Hmm, after 9 years we are still suggesting ways to completely bloat an inocent install of Debian.

That is dedication.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Time to lock this thread maybe?