Disabling no-follow-recommends needs some more testing and benchmarking, and it's not breaking anything right now to have it, so let's revert those changes.

STRUCTURE

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include platform.bionic
+feature no-follow-recommends
 core: core-share
 core-gtk: core-share
 core-qt: core-share

core

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-core
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-core
 Task-Seeds: core-gtk core-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 
 = Meta-package =
  * lubuntu-core

core-gtk

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-gtk-core
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-gtk-core
 Task-Seeds: core-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 = LXDE core packages =
 
  * pcmanfm

core-qt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-qt-core
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-qt-core
 Task-Seeds: core-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 = LXQt core packages =
 
  * pcmanfm-qt

core-share

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Task-Extended-Description: This task provides shared packages for minimal instal
 Task-Key: core-share
 Task-Name: core-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 
 = LXDE / LXQt core packages =
 

desktop

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-desktop
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-desktop
 Task-Seeds: desktop-gtk desktop-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Default seeds ==
 
  * lubuntu-desktop-gtk

desktop-gtk

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-gtk-desktop
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-gtk-desktop
 Task-Seeds: desktop-share core-gtk
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Default seeds ==
 
  * lubuntu-gtk-core

desktop-qt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Name: lubuntu-qt-desktop
 Task-Metapackage: lubuntu-qt-desktop
 Task-Seeds: desktop-share core-qt
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Default seeds ==
 
  * lubuntu-qt-core

desktop-share

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Task-Key: lubuntu-desktop-share
 Task-Name: lubuntu-desktop-share
 Task-Seeds: core-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Default seeds ==
 
  * lubuntu-core

live

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Key: ubiquity-frontend
 Task-Test-new-install: skip show
 Task-Seeds: live-gtk live-share live-common
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Languages support ==
 
  * Languages: en

live-gtk

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Key: ubiquity-frontend-gtk
 Task-Test-new-install: skip show
 Task-Seeds: live-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Languages support ==
 
  * Languages: en

live-qt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Task-Key: ubiquity-frontend-qt
 Task-Test-new-install: skip show
 Task-Seeds: live-share
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
 == Languages support ==
 
  * Languages: en

live-share

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ Task-Key: ubiquity-frontend
 Task-Test-new-install: skip show
 Task-Seeds: live-common
 
+ * Feature: no-follow-recommends
+
+== Bootloader ==
+ * grub-pc                  # no-follow-recommends doesn't put grub on the ISO (ubiquity recommends)
+                            # See LP: 1649462
+
 == Languages support ==
 
  * Languages: en