Evaluating installing Recommends: by default
With 10.04 out the door, we're finding that installing Recommends: by default (changed in 8.10) is pulling in more packages on the server than people expect and want. Should we revert to not installing Recommends? Should we review all Recommends: entries on the server seed? Or is there a solution in between?
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Jos Boumans
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- Jos Boumans
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Superseded
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
- Thierry Carrez
Whiteboard
Options:
* Have the minimal install not using recommends by default (= provide a lean base installation).
* Review all Recommends: in packages in the server seed (recursive)
* Deb conf question
Some illustrations:
### fixed with #552622 during 10.04 dev
$ apt-get install scsitools pulls in X:
Build-Depends: tk8.4, debhelper (>= 5), quilt
Which turns into a:
Recommends: tk8.4
The package appears to come with one TK enabled script:
$ find . | grep -i bin | grep tk
./usr/
### not fixed
$ apt-get install screen
.. extra packages ...: byobu gettext-base iso-codes libjs-jquery python-apt python-newt update-
