Avoid recommended packages on Debian

So apt-get does install the recommended packages automatically. While I can understand this I personally think it’s a bit annoying when you want to keep your system clean. Just add this to /etc/apt/apt.conf:

APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";

And here we go…

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