Ubuntu + Recommends

artem@desktop:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/65recommends 
APT::Install-Recommends "0";

artem@desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install inkscape 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libmagick++10
Suggested packages:
  dia dia-gnome ruby libxml-xql-perl skencil
Recommended packages:
  libwmf-bin pstoedit perlmagick python-lxml python-numpy python-uniconvertor
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  inkscape libmagick++10
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14,6MB of archives.
After this operation, 63,4MB of additional disk space will be used.
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Ubuntu 8.10

А вот aptitude

artem@desktop:~$ sudo aptitude install inkscape 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  inkscape libmagick++10{a} 
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
  graphicsmagick-libmagick-dev-compat libwmf-bin perlmagick pstoedit 
  python-lxml python-numpy python-uniconvertor 
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14,6MB of archives. After unpacking 63,4MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 

apt-get у меня тоже правильно отображает, а вот aptitude нет, причем строка APT::Install-Recommends "0"; не помогает. А убунта у вас какая?

sudo aptitude install -R inkscape
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done      
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  libmagick++10 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  inkscape libmagick++10 
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14.6MB of archives. After unpacking 62.9MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

> А убунта у вас какая?

я же написал - 8.10, где то в районе alpha5