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| -rw-r--r-- | software/debian.page | 5 |
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diff --git a/software/debian.page b/software/debian.page index 32c0c5d..16d456d 100644 --- a/software/debian.page +++ b/software/debian.page @@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ Debian Package Tools ------------------------------ ``dkpg -S somefile`` shows what packages a given file were installed by. ``dpkg -L somepackage`` lists all the files installed by that package. + +To *not* install "recommended" or "suggested" packages, pass ``-R`` as an +argument to ``aptitute``. To find out *why* a package has been installed (or +guess why it might be?) use the ``aptitude why <package>`` command. + |