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 " --- " > Press <Enter> and answer questions as they appear
What would people think about such addition to the manual: diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index d7570d6b3..c11cc240d 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ always need to specify a value as well: for example, </sect2> + <sect2 id="preseed-bootparms-examples"> + <title>Examples of boot prompt preseeding</title> +<para> + +Here are some examples of how the boot prompt might look like +(you will need to adapt this to your needs; also see <xref linkend="boot-screen"/>.) + +<informalexample><screen> +# To set French as language and France as country: +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz language=fr country=FR --- quiet +# To set English as language and Germany as country, use a German keyboard layout: +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz language=en country=DE locale=en_US.UTF-8 keymap=de --- quiet +# To install the MATE desktop: +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz desktop=mate-desktop --- quiet +# To install the web-server task: +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz tasksel:tasksel/first=web-server --- +</screen></informalexample> +</para> + + </sect2> + <sect2 id="preseed-dhcp"> <title>Using a DHCP server to specify preconfiguration files</title> <para> -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
