[Bug 640422] Re: does not install "recommends" dependencies
Curtis Hovey
curtis.hovey at canonical.com
Fri Nov 11 19:12:13 UTC 2011
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Title:
does not install "recommends" dependencies
Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
If you use gdebi to install a .deb that has "recommends" dependencies,
those dependencies will not be installed. apt-get has installed such
dependencies by default for a while (since Debian lenny). The
inconsistency of gdebi's behavior is annoying to package authors who
would like to use "recommends" dependencies to describe packages that
are not absolute dependencies, but are indeed highly recommended.
Novice users on ubuntu might often encounter gdebi by clicking on
package download links in their web browser, and for such users it
seems best to default to installing the "recommends" dependencies.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Find a .deb with "recommends" dependencies
2. Make sure that those dependencies are not already present on the test system.
3. Use gdebi to install the .deb
4. Observe that the "recommends" dependecies don't get installed.
What I think should happen:
The "recommends" dependencies should be installed.
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