#Meaning of "suggested" and "recommended" packages?

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I am about to install mint-dev-tools and am realizing that I have no idea what these terms mean, how they are different, and how I am supposed to actually get them installed automatically. In this screenshot, I have run apt install mint-dev-tools --install-recommends, but none of the packages listed under recommended are included in the list of packages that are to be installed. I'm wholly confused.

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  • Recommended Packages: Packages that are usually installed by default because they provide functionality for the package you’re installing ... If you don’t want to install them, you can use apt install --no-install-recommends <package>

  • Suggested Packages: These are nice-to-have additions that aren’t releated to the package’s main functionality ... NOT installed by default ... If you want to install them type apt install --install-suggests <package>

if --install-recommends didn’t install the recommended packages it may mean that they are already installed or not needed for mint-dev-tools If you want to both recommended and suggested packages type apt install --install-recommends --install-suggests mint-dev-tools

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