//In accordance with the Debian Policy Manual (which says "The 'Recommends' field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all but unusual installations"), the package management system now installs packages listed in the Recommends: field of other installed packages as well as Depends: by default. If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use <tt class="backtick">apt-get --no-install-recommends</tt>; if you want to make this permanent, set <tt class="backtick">APT::Install-Recommends</tt> in <tt class="backtick">/etc/apt/apt.conf</tt>. // The Tamil equivalent is in progess an I need a clarification here on the above cited paragraph. Is it right, //If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use <tt class="backtick">apt-get --no-install-recommends</tt>; if you want to make this permanent, set <tt class="backtick">APT::Install-Recommends</tt> in <tt class="backtick">/etc/apt/apt.conf //</tt> Or should it be, //If you want to avoid this for specific packages, use <tt class="backtick">apt-get --no-install-recommends</tt>; if you want to make this permanent, remove <tt class="backtick">APT::Install-Recommends</tt> in <tt class="backtick">/etc/apt/apt.conf //</tt> It appears that by default 'apt' will install the recommended packages, which means entry for it will be there in <tt class="backtick">/etc/apt/apt.conf So to override that, a User has to remove it from the file? Please clarify. -- Sri Ramadoss M </tt>