How can I force apt to optimize the dependency tree for minimal download size?
- by ObsessiveSSO?
Some background information:
As you may know, in a Debian package, there may be alternative dependencies, written in the CONTROL file as Depends: apache2|something-else, for example. How does apt select which dependencies to choose, and how can I override this so I can minimize download size?
I'm on a slow connection on some locations and need it to use the smallest total download size. How can I force it to do so?