diff --git a/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01-no-install-recommends b/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01-no-install-recommends
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+// Prevent the auto-installation of recommends when packages are installed,
+// since we are primarily an embedded system and have limited disk and RAM.
+
+APT::Install-Recommends "false";