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Re: query about kernel, download options, sessions

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On 2020-09-08 10:27, Marko Randjelovic wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 10:45:41 +0000
> nenu crok <nenu.crok@outlook.com> wrote:
> 
>> i am privacy freak, hence not using android. however, after seeing size of libreoffice, is there any way an option to download only small portion. i have overheard aboout similar option in our os debian. this is must, only metered ethernet or wifi connections in my area. i am specifically interested about disadvantages compared to full package or normal update or upgrade.
> 
> You can download only parts of libreoffice that you need, e.g.
> 
> apt install libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc
> 
> Also, you can use --no-install-recommends option:
> 
> apt-get --no-install-recommends install libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc

+1


I added an alias to my .profile so that --no-install-recommends is 
always set:

2020-09-08 13:45:56 root@tinkywinky ~
# grep 'no-install-recommends' .profile*
.profile:alias apt-get='apt-get --no-install-recommends'


David

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Re: query about kernel, download options, sessions Marko Randjelovic <markoran@eunet.rs> - 2020-09-08 19:30 +0200
  Re: query about kernel, download options, sessions David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-09-08 22:50 +0200
    Re: query about kernel, download options, sessions Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-09-09 00:10 +0200
      Re: query about kernel, download options, sessions David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-09-09 01:00 +0200

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