Query: --no--install-recommends on apt/dpkg based systems
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- Perl
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Description
Looking through the code and docs, i cant see if there is a way to install packages with the --no-install-recommends option
my use case is with collectd, which by design has the deps of its sundry and diverse plugins as 'recommendations' so that installing collected doesnt require installing 2/3 of debians available libraries.
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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by finding the package-install path for apt/dpkg-based systems and determine where an option for --no-install-recommends could be exposed; done means users can request installation without recommended packages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100