=== modified file 'common/rconfiguration.cc'
--- common/rconfiguration.cc	2006-02-24 11:27:00 +0000
+++ common/rconfiguration.cc	2010-03-27 06:06:20 +0000
@@ -82,6 +82,31 @@
    if(_config->FindB("Volatile::Non-Interactive", false) == true) 
       return true;
 
+   // store option 'consider recommended packages as dependencies'
+   // to config of apt if we run as root
+   if (getuid() == 0) {
+      string aptConfPath = _config->Find("Dir", "/")
+                         + _config->Find("Dir::Etc", "etc/apt/")
+                         + _config->Find("Dir::Etc:parts", "apt.conf.d")
+                         + "/99synaptic";
+      ofstream aptfile(aptConfPath.c_str(), ios::out);
+      if (!aptfile != 0) {
+         cerr << "cannot open " << aptConfPath.c_str() <<
+                 " to write APT::Install-Recommends" << endl;
+      } else {
+         if (_config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends", false))
+            aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"true\";" << endl;
+         else
+            aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"false\";" << endl;
+         aptfile.close();
+      }
+   }
+   // and backup Install-Recommends to config of synaptic
+   _config->Set("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
+                _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
+                false)));
+
    ofstream cfile(ConfigFilePath.c_str(), ios::out);
    if (!cfile != 0)
       return _error->Errno("ofstream",
@@ -211,6 +236,20 @@
       _error->Discard();
    }
 
+   // read Install-Recommends, preferably from APT:: if we run as root
+   // or from Synaptic:: otherwise
+   if(getuid() == 0) {
+      _config->Set("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                   _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                   _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
+                   false)));
+   } else {
+      _config->Set("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                   _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
+                   _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                   false)));
+   }
+
    return true;
 }
 

=== modified file 'debian/changelog'
--- debian/changelog	2010-03-25 20:34:44 +0000
+++ debian/changelog	2010-03-27 06:09:28 +0000
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
   * Change 'Icon Legend' dialog to fixed size (LP: #374376)
   * add tooltip to 'properties' and 'search' buttons (LP: #202681)
  
- -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:13:45 +0100
+  [ Oliver Joos ]
+  * common/rconfiguration.cc:
+    - fix to store setting "Consider recommended packages as dependencies"
+      (closes debian #440027 and LP: #154349)
+
+ -- Oliver Joos <oliver.joos@hispeed.ch>  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:07:05 +0100
 
 synaptic (0.63.1) unstable; urgency=low