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diff --git a/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md b/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md index f28ade2..e9d9279 100644 --- a/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md +++ b/content/post/do-not-install-recommended-packages.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sequenceDiagrams: --- 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. +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 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. |