Post 9kF11fIMPTbS8U6fwW by jbob@antisocial.2soc.net
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(DIR) Post #9kDvuMRvNyZejNJmpk by jbob@antisocial.2soc.net
2019-06-26T01:49:15.636693Z
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Hmm...I’ve tried installing Debian twice now and both times it just installs a bunch of crap I don’t want instead of asking me to select packages (or collections of packages) during setup like it used to.What happened to Debian?
(DIR) Post #9kDyUpZim3KfOcTzkm by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-06-26T02:18:14Z
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@jbob "If you want to install debian minimal system with a minimal set of software, want to save your valuable internet bandwidth and confident enough with command line interface, the Debian netinstall ISO file will be sufficient, which is around 250 MB."Which iso do you have?I haven't installed debian for years, but I just looked that up now.
(DIR) Post #9kF11f7N4KoRaOxtoW by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
2019-06-26T10:05:08Z
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@jbob you'll want to use the netinstall iso :)The DVD installer loads all sort of unnecessary stuff without asking.
(DIR) Post #9kF11fIMPTbS8U6fwW by jbob@antisocial.2soc.net
2019-06-26T14:21:18.478654Z
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Yep, @Jasper_Ben it was my fault, I was using a "live" iso instead of the netinstall. Thanks for the tip!Even with netinstall there's not a lot of options (at least not as many as there used to be), which is a bummer. I suppose I could find a more manual way to set things up, but the old Debian options was a nice "sweet spot" between something like Ubuntu and doing everything yourself.@gemlog
(DIR) Post #9kFDRKGUuFJTs6Ytii by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
2019-06-26T16:30:47Z
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@jbob @gemlog recently ran into the same issue. Not well designed by Debian IMO. They should give you the same options as with netinstall.Tip: install debian netinstall without GUI and then type `apt install gnome-core` and reboot. This installs GNOME just with a handful of programs. Similar packages are available for other DE.
(DIR) Post #9kFDRMO11GW0S05viS by jbob@antisocial.2soc.net
2019-06-26T16:40:23.212448Z
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@Jasper_Ben @gemlog thanks for the tip!I’m actually trying to install as little DE as possible, ideally just X and a window manager that I can start only when I need it (i.e. boot to a console).
(DIR) Post #9kFDY4dfP2DNR0cIro by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-06-26T16:41:37Z
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@jbob @Jasper_Ben I like my little masto circle of geeks helping geeks! :-)
(DIR) Post #9kGDiApsc5o4D2DWMK by Jasper_Ben@linuxrocks.online
2019-06-26T16:45:39Z
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@jbob @gemlog fair enough, then I can recommend https://awesomewm.org/ :)
(DIR) Post #9kGDiBFP5CDtUC9u8u by jbob@antisocial.2soc.net
2019-06-27T04:18:09.653674Z
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@Jasper_Ben @gemlog oh yes, I am a fan :)