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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2010-02-22 04:07:26 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2010-02-22 04:07:26 +0000 |
| commit | c5965998afd1cadc672d47852d643a8302bea763 (patch) | |
| tree | 1a7a613997eb9c4e1ca30e088dd3ca20ba89095a /en/using-d-i/modules | |
| parent | 449613c6eee5b423e661d97c19af51c62a8e9e12 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-c5965998afd1cadc672d47852d643a8302bea763.zip | |
Explain about installation of Recommends in the using-d-i chapter
Note that Recommends are note installed during base system installation.
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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/base-installer.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/base-installer.xml index 4ba5139d8..483064ff1 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/base-installer.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/base-installer.xml @@ -23,4 +23,21 @@ priority, the installer will choose one for you that best matches your hardware. In lower priority modes, you will be able to choose from a list of available kernels. +</para><para> + +When packages are installed using the package management system, it will +by default also install packages that are recommended by those packages. +Recommended packages are not strictly required for the core functionality +of the selected software, but they do enhance that software and should, +in the view of the package maintainers, normally be installed together +with that software. + </para> +<note><para> + +For technical reasons packages installed during the installation of the +base system are installed without their <quote>Recommends</quote>. The +rule described above only takes effect after this point in the installation +process. + +</para></note> |