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Does apt-get install install dependencies of dependencies?

For example, considering package clamsmtp, among other dependencies it needs clamav-daemon, and clamav-daemon, among other dependencies, needs clamav-base and clamav-freshclam, etc.

So, if I use:

sudo apt-get install clamsmtp

Will it automatically install the needed dependencies and those dependencies' dependencies, and so on, until all dependencies are met?

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Yes it installs everything needed, and by default also installs everything recommended.

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  • Great, thanks. It simplifies installation to be able to just specify a specialized application and let it find what it needs/uses.
    – user981178
    Oct 4, 2013 at 20:23

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