[Bug 292403] Re: MASTER support to select apps without recommends in app-install-data

[Jonathan Thomas]

Unfortunately, Adept has been unmaintained by its original authors for
several years, and nobody has stepped up to continue its development.
(Though the Muon Suite is arguably its spiritual successor) As such,
Adept has been removed from releases of Kubuntu from 12.10 onwards, and
no additional improvements will be made to the software.

We thank you for reporting this bug all the same, and apologize for
taking so long to respond to it.

** Changed in: adept (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  MASTER support to select apps without recommends in app-install-data

Status in “adept” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “app-install-data-ubuntu” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “gnome-app-install” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “packagekit” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “smart” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Now that recommends get installed by default it would be nice to add
  the ability to select packages to be installed without recommends in
  high-level- application managers and the meta data package (apt-
  install-data).

  This would allow distributions to provide easy installation of
  stripped down applications ... as in the case of gnome-support for
  firefox.

  =======

  Installing Firefox 3.03 on a new Kubuntu 8.10 install using adept
  requires installing some gnome files (not just gtk files).  It appears
  that firefox has been compiled with a gnome use flag.

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