Hi, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input > directly and indirectly related to my problems. > > I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. > It is my understanding that when MATE is selected, the installer begins > with mate-desktop-environment. Reading > [https://packages.debian.org/buster/mate-desktop-environment] indicates > that not installing "suggested" will achieve my *specified* goal. > Selected packages will later be installed using apt-get. > > My procedure was: > Copy Buster {10.0} DVD1 ISO to flash drive with dd > When booted chose menu item "Expert" install > Press <Tab> to bring up installers boot command > "/install.amd/vmlinuz priority=low vga=788 > initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz --- " > Append "recommends=false" in 2 trials > Trial 1 - without removing " --- " > Trial 2 - after removing " --- "
Reading the installation-guide (as already suggested) I don't see any advise there to remove something from the commandline. It is only suggested to add <some parameter> to the line. So that would lead to something like "/install.amd/vmlinuz priority=low vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz recommends=false --- " > Press <Enter> and answer questions as they appear > > The result in both cases was a running system with the *UNWANTED* > packages fully present and operating. If you just want an installation with Mate, I don't understand why you would want to remove the 'recommends' but ... Holger -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
