On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 10:33:57 +0200 Frank Guthausen <fg.deb...@shimps.de> wrote:
> Hello. > > I use ``aptitude'' with configuration below ``/etc/apt/''. > > From some old legacy configuration and an online manpage[1] > recommended packages are included or excluded by > ``Aptitude::Recommends-Important'' option when using ``aptitude''. > > The manpage of an installed system `´man aptitude'' claims the option > to be `` APT::Install-Recommends'' which is the same as for > ``apt-get''. > > Did this option change in the past in I missed that? I'm a little > confused. I can trace back hints to the former version being mentioned > in 2007. There is at least a good chance I missed something. > Yes, but must have been a long time ago. From /usr/share/aptitude/README: Option: Aptitude::Ignore-Recommends-Important Default: false Description: In previous versions of aptitude, the setting Aptitude::Recommends-Important caused recommendations to be installed automatically, the same way that APT::Install-Recommends does today. If this option is set to false and Aptitude::Recommends-Important is also set to false, aptitude will set APT::Install-Recommends to false and set Aptitude::Ignore-Recommends-Important to true on startup. Hope that helps.
