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title: "Do Not Install Recommended Packages with APT"
date: 2022-07-09T16:26:12+05:30
lastmod: 2022-07-09T16:26:12+05:30
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keywords: [apt debian ubuntu]
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tags: [apt]
categories: [linux]
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This applies only if you use Debian or Ubuntu or any distribution that uses apt package manager.
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Normally when you run `apt install`, it will automatically install a lot of optional packages, without which your intended package will work perfectly fine since these are *optional*. They just consume more bandwidth and a lot more diskpace. These will only add up as you update your system over time. 

Now, there are two ways to get rid of this behaviour. Pass `--no-install-recommends` to apt everytime you install a package, or put it in `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99-no-install-recommend` to avoid typing it every time.

```
APT::Install-Recommends "false";
APT::Install-Suggests "false";
```