diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b60c736..965ded6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@
 
 !/etc
 /etc/*
+
+!/etc/apt/
+/etc/apt/*
+!/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/*
+!/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend
+
 !/etc/hostname
+
 !/etc/nginx/sites-available/
 
 !/floppies/
diff --git a/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend b/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a62feb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90norecommend
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+APT::Install-Recommends "0";
+APT::Install-Suggests "0";