The --no-install-recommends is not working
@bkrgegappm01:/etc/apt# apt-get --no-install-recommends install nagios- plugins-standard Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libnet-snmp-perl libpq5 libradius1 libsensors4 libsnmp-base libsnmp15 libtalloc2 libwbclient0 radiusclient1 samba-common smbclient snmp Suggested packages: libcrypt-des-perl libdigest-hmac-perl libdigest-sha1-perl libio- socket-inet6-perl whois smbfs Recommended packages: lm-sensors samba-common-bin The following NEW packages will be installed: libnet-snmp-perl libpq5 libradius1 libsensors4 libsnmp-base libsnmp15 libtalloc2 libwbclient0 nagios-plugins-standard radiusclient1 samba-common smbclient snmp 0 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 5,126kB/18.3MB of archives. After this operation, 48.4MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? ------------------------------------------------------------ C. Alex Roeber Sr. Linux Systems Administrator - Technology Department BookRags HQ / Seattle Office People to People Ambassador Programs HQ 2025 1st Ave., Suit 270 1956 Ambassador Way Seattle, WA 98121-2158 Spokane, WA 99224-4001 P: (206) 576-4828 C: (206) 375-6032 F: (206) 448-3477 alex.roe...@peopletopeople.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. > -----Original Message----- > From: boun...@canonical.com [mailto:boun...@canonical.com] On Behalf > Of Clint Byrum > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:52 PM > To: Alex Roeber > Subject: [Bug 872448] Re: nagios-plugins-standard depend list > > Hi carobaer. There are actually two separate nagios-plugins packages > which are installed when on asks for 'nagios-plugins'. nagios-plugins- > basic, and nagios-plugins-standard. > > The basic plugins are probably what you want. > > Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), procps, iputils-ping, > ucf > > The -standard plugins add support for querying samba, mysql, sensors, > etc. etc. > > Also, you may want to try installing without recommended pieces, either > by using apt-get --no-install-recommends , or by turning off recommends > in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99synaptic where it says APT::Install- Recommends > "true"; (make it false). > > Either way, this isn't a bug at all, just a misunderstanding of what the > package does, so I've converted this to a question. > > > ** Changed in: nagios-plugins (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > ** Converted to question: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios- <https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios- plugins/+question/175766> > plugins/+question/175766 <https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /nagios-plugins/+question/175766> > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872448 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872448> > > Title: > nagios-plugins-standard depend list > > Status in “nagios-plugins” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > When I installed the plugings for a VM system that is bing monitored by a > nagios server, using nrpe or an ssh call I get the following: > The following extra packages will be installed: > fancontrol fping libmysqlclient16 libperl5.10 libradius1 libsensors4 libsnmp- > base libsnmp15 libtalloc2 libwbclient0 > lm-sensors make mysql-common qstat radiusclient1 samba-common > samba-common-bin smbclient snmp > > I understand some of these but why samba, mysql lm-sensors, radiusclient1 > and make? > This system is in production and do not require any of these and I chalange > why any plugins packages for nagios would require them? > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios- <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios- plugins/+bug/872448/+subscriptions> > plugins/+bug/872448/+subscriptions <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios- plugins/+bug/872448/+subscriptions> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872448 Title: nagios-plugins-standard depend list To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios-plugins/+bug/872448/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs