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		hansel_der on Jan 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Life at 800 MHz is good advice for any system not operated by a novice `echo "APT { Install-Recommends \"false\"; }" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommendsthxby`

sameerds on Jan 15, 2022 [–]

Why is that not good advice for a novice too? I do this by reflex every time I install Debian or Ubuntu, and to my experience it did not create a situation that needed "expertise in apt".

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