On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 01:11:24PM -0400, Neal Lippman wrote: > I was wondering if someone could clarify how apt-get handles the various > categories of related packages.
It doesn't. The only thing apt-get cares about is dependencies. > I did in install last pm of a package which "recommends" other packages, > which it turned out I needed in order to make things work. Then perhaps they're actually dependencies? Did you file a bug? > However, apt-get install <package> did not automagically install the > recommended packages (it did get required dependencies) and I spent quite > a while before I figured that out. Yes, as documented, apt-get doesn't care about Recommends or Suggests. IMHO, a tool that didn't give you the option of whether to install them, but automatically went and did it, kind of makes moot the idea of a package being anything other than a dep. > How do you cause apt-get to at least ask you about installing > recommended, or suggested, package dependencies? You don't. You use a real package management tool rather than something that was originally coded as a demonstration of libapt and dependency resolution. Personally, I have no problem with dselect, but most other people will probably point you to aptitude. -- Marc Wilson | I am covered with pure vegetable oil and I am writing [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a best seller! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
