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diff --git a/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md b/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f28ade2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +title: "Do Not Install Recommended Packages with APT" +date: 2022-07-09T16:26:12+05:30 +lastmod: 2022-07-09T16:26:12+05:30 +draft: false +keywords: [apt debian ubuntu] +description: "" +tags: [apt] +categories: [linux] +author: "" + +# You can also close(false) or open(true) something for this content. +# P.S. comment can only be closed +comment: false +toc: false +autoCollapseToc: false +postMetaInFooter: true +hiddenFromHomePage: false +# You can also define another contentCopyright. e.g. contentCopyright: "This is another copyright." +contentCopyright: false +reward: false +mathjax: false +mathjaxEnableSingleDollar: false +mathjaxEnableAutoNumber: false + +# You unlisted posts you might want not want the header or footer to show +hideHeaderAndFooter: false + +# You can enable or disable out-of-date content warning for individual post. +# Comment this out to use the global config. +#enableOutdatedInfoWarning: false + +flowchartDiagrams: + enable: false + options: "" + +sequenceDiagrams: + enable: false + options: "" + +--- +This applies only if you use Debian or Ubuntu or any distribution that uses apt package manager. +<!--more--> +Normally when you run `apt install`, it will automatically install a lot of optional packages, without which your intended package will work perfectly fine since these are *optional*. They just take consume more bandwidth and a lot more diskpace. These will only add up as you update your system over time. + +Now, there are two ways to get rid of this behaviour. Pass `--no-install-recommends` to apt everytime you install a package, or put it in `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99-no-install-recommend` to avoid typing it every time. + +``` +APT::Install-Recommends "false"; +APT::Install-Suggests "false"; +``` |