diff --git a/patterns-server.changes b/patterns-server.changes
index 7d782f5..1de21ec 100644
--- a/patterns-server.changes
+++ b/patterns-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  6 14:17:51 UTC 2024 - Dario Faggioli <dfaggioli@suse.com>
+
+- kvm_server pattern:
+  - stop Recommending tigervnc and virt-install as they're 100%
+    client tools. In fact, it is the kvm_tools pattern that does
+    Require them (leave them as Suggested, for now, just to leave
+    a record of them... but only temporarily).
+
+Note that this will result in a different behavior, wrt to the current
+one. I.e., anyone installing _only_ the kvm_server pattern, will
+not get those two packages automatically.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 29 15:28:43 UTC 2023 - Dario Faggioli <dfaggioli@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-server.spec b/patterns-server.spec
index 0b5976d..241ced9 100644
--- a/patterns-server.spec
+++ b/patterns-server.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package patterns-server
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ This particular package contains all the server related patterns
 
 
 ################################################################################
+
 %package dhcp_dns_server
 %pattern_serverfunctions
 Summary:        DHCP and DNS Server
@@ -196,8 +197,6 @@ Requires:       libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core
 Requires:       tftp
 Requires:       pattern() = basesystem
 Recommends:     libvirt-daemon-qemu
-Recommends:     tigervnc
-Recommends:     virt-install
 %if 0%{?is_opensuse}
 Provides:       patterns-openSUSE-kvm_server = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      patterns-openSUSE-kvm_server < %{version}
@@ -205,6 +204,8 @@ Obsoletes:      patterns-openSUSE-kvm_server < %{version}
 Provides:       patterns-sles-kvm_server = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      patterns-sles-kvm_server < %{version}
 %endif
+Suggests:       tigervnc
+Suggests:       virt-install
 
 %description kvm_server
 Software to set up a server for configuring, managing, and monitoring virtual machines on a single physical machine.