How to aptitude update "RECOMMENDS"
Hi All,
I often encounter something like this: root@polaris:~# aptitude safe-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: iceweasel libmikmod2 libmozjs10d libproxy0 popularity-contest ruby-gettext ruby-locale xserver-xorg-input-wacom xulrunner-10.0 The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed: oss-compat pulseaudio-esound-compat 9 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 12.8 MB of archives. After unpacking 8,192 B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] How do I use command line to install the RECOMMENDED packages as well as the regulars at the same time. I'm trying to save myself from installing the recommendeds then going back and installing the others via safe-upgrade. Thanks, ab |
What I do is cancel the install, type n. Hit your arrow up button to bring up the last thing you typed in the terminal. Then highlight and copy the recommended packages, all or only the ones you want, and paste it to your line. Hit enter and install.
BTW. Recommended is not necessarily the same as needed. |
Thanks for the reply.
-ab |
Personally I disable Recommends by editing apt.conf and adding:
Code:
// Recommends are as of now still abused in many packages |
The parameter "--install-recommends" will install your package along with its recommended dependencies, overriding the above configuration.
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install nautilus Code:
$ sudo apt-get install nautilus --install-recommends Brasero is one of the suggested packages for nautilus and my apt.conf is as craigevil's regarding recommended and suggested dependencies. |
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