Dapper Server: apt-get question

[Derek Broughton]

Tommy Trussell wrote:

> On 2/14/06, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>> john levin wrote:
>>
>> > So there's no automatic way to get suggested packages installed, as
>> > with dependencies?
>>
>> I don't think so.  By default aptitude will install "recommended"
>> packages, and you can turn that behaviour on and off, but I haven't found
>> a similar
>> switch for "suggested" packages.  Still, using aptitude would get you
>> closer to what you want.
> 
> there's also a non-gui package manager aptitude -- just type aptitude
> at the prompt to see its text interface, and/or you can use
> command-line options with it similar to apt-get.

LOL.  That's actually what I meant - I never figured out the gui version!

> BUT in my humble opinion, you probably DON'T want many of the
> suggested packages. 

That's true too.
-- 
derek