-# make sure we prefer grml repository:
-if [ -r /etc/grml/fai/files/etc/apt/preferences ] ; then
- cp /etc/grml/fai/apt/preferences $target/etc/apt/preferences
+# make sure the file exists
+[ -e $target/etc/apt/apt.conf ] || touch $target/etc/apt/apt.conf
+
+# work around http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/657
+if ! grep -q 'Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth.*0' $target/etc/apt/apt.conf ; then
+ echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0; // added by grml-live" >> $target/etc/apt/apt.conf
+fi
+
+# Recommends just pull in way tooooo much packages, so disable it:
+if ! grep -q 'APT::Install-Recommends.*false' $target/etc/apt/apt.conf ; then
+ echo "APT::Install-Recommends false; // added by grml-live" >> $target/etc/apt/apt.conf
+fi
+
+# Notice: deprecated with aptitude (0.4.11-1):
+if ! grep -q 'Aptitude::Recommends-Important.*false' $target/etc/apt/apt.conf ; then
+ echo "Aptitude::Recommends-Important false; // added by grml-live" >> $target/etc/apt/apt.conf