Public bug reported: I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with apt 1.2.10ubuntu1 and on installing with recommended packages for example by using the option "--install- recommends" normally apt installs the recommended packages of the specified package and the recommended packages of the dependencies at any level. But at the latter I'm noticing if such a dependency was already installed without installing its recommended packages apt will not query anymore down to the recommended packages of this dependency. This behavior does also break packages that provide only possibly too minimal dependencies and relying more that the user also installs the recommended packages like in this case: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pipelight/+bug/1571098
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1571363 Title: Installing with recommended packages does not query down anymore on already installed dependencies Status in apt package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with apt 1.2.10ubuntu1 and on installing with recommended packages for example by using the option "--install- recommends" normally apt installs the recommended packages of the specified package and the recommended packages of the dependencies at any level. But at the latter I'm noticing if such a dependency was already installed without installing its recommended packages apt will not query anymore down to the recommended packages of this dependency. This behavior does also break packages that provide only possibly too minimal dependencies and relying more that the user also installs the recommended packages like in this case: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pipelight/+bug/1571098 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1571363/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp