@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoBell curve of Linux distributionslemmy.worldmessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1412file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoWhen 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).
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI see, that’s why sometimes there are lots of installed dependencies that you don’t really remember needing when you use apt.
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).
I see, that’s why sometimes there are lots of installed dependencies that you don’t really remember needing when you use apt.