apt-get install --reinstall --install-recommends ... doesn't install Recommends
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Debian) |
New
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Unknown
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 1.6~beta1
Candidate: 1.6~beta1
Version table:
*** 1.6~beta1 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
Whilst trying to use virt-manager it reported requiring additional packages to run the SpiceClientGTK, which are Recommends of virt-manager.
System is configured with:
/etc/apt/
I did:
apt-get install --reinstall --install-
but the Recommends are not installed. It seems that "--install-
apt-get remove virt-manager && apt-get install --install-
works.
There's one of two bugs here, either:
1. should not ignore --install-
2. should report it is ignoring --install-
tags: | added: bioinic |
Changed in apt (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
And that's the correct behavior. You have chosen not to install recommends for this package, so reinstalling the package should not pull them in now, aka forget your choice. Eventually there might be a new command to do stuff like this, but we have not come up with a name yet.