[TAG] What is the policy of apt in lenny ?

[Kapil Hari Paranjape]

Hello,

On Sun, 05 Oct 2008, Rick Moen wrote:
> uoting Kapil Hari Paranjape (kapil at imsc.res.in):
> 
> > The policy which has changed with lenny is that "Recommended" packages
> > are installed by apt unless the user specifically turns this feature
> > off.
>  
> Aha.  Well, that's mildly evil.  One of several reasons I've always 
> preferred the apt-get tool over aptitude is that (until now) it has 
> defaulted to not autoinstalling "Recommends" dependencies.

I suppose that Debian wanted to differentiate "Recommends" and
"Suggests".

> If I'd wanted a bloated system, I'd have installed GNOME in the first 
> place.  ;->

I don't know precisely what "gdeskcal" does over and above being a
calendar but I use "wyrd" which does not even require X.

Re GNOME:
I think "someone" needs to take time off and design a GUI that
emphasises the "U as in usage" aspect and ignores the "I as in
eye-candy" aspect. (The usual rule about three fingers pointing back
applies when I am pointing at "someone"!)

Regards,

Kapil.
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