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APT disable installation of recommended packages by default
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01norecommend
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
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Disable the installation of recommended packages by default. This is especially useful for servers where the extra packages are not required.
Create the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend with the following contents:
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
Update the apt-cache:
$ sudo apt-get update
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