Hi, Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> wrote: > 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 --- "
Unless I have overlooked something, "recommends=false" (or its long version "base-installer/install-recommends") only affects the base system installation. tasksel for installing the different tasks does not react on this setting. (This is not unexpected, since the setting is "base-installer/install-recommends".) So you will need to only install the task 'standard' within the initial debian installation and then install the rest (like a minimal MATE) after rebooting and setting up apt's options accordingly. Holger -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
