I use Windows btw

  • @[email protected]
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    101 year ago

    Correct, apt is awful, apt-get, that’s what you need. ;) You really need to tell apt not to install junk:

    $ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00NoJunk 
    APT::Install-Recommends "0";
    APT::Install-Suggests "0";
    

    I hate yum with a passion, but still wouldn’t touch dnf when I have an alternative. As it earns my keep (alas, no deb based distro at work… yet), I’ve managed to hide all that perfectly in scripting/config management setups.

      • @[email protected]
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        81 year ago

        When you install software, other packages are pulled in and installed. Some of those are necessary dependencies but some are just recommended (but not actually required). This setting makes apt only install the actual dependencies (no extras).

        • @[email protected]OP
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          41 year ago

          I see, that’s why sometimes there are lots of installed dependencies that you don’t really remember needing when you use apt.