On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:44:48PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > Andy Cater wrote: > > > >I think it would be a good idea to have the netinst have an > >additional option to select desktop easily including the option for > >"command line only, no graphical desktop" as default. > > We already have that option right now - in fact, you can deselect the > "graphical desktop" task readily tasksel from any of the installation > media and just get a simple command line system. Or are you > specifically asking for such an option directly on the isolinux/grub > installer boot screen? >
That wouldbe my preference - a tasksel change for "no desktop" "KDE" "GNOME" "LXDE" XFCE" etc. for the netinst - default being no desktop - ideal for a minimum install. > <snip> > > Yes, it can. It should contain enough of the packages needed to be > able to support all 4 of the recognised DEs. However, at current rates > it won't take long for them to outgrow the 4GB of space available! Now that USB sticks at 16/32GB are (relatively) cheap - it is actually a much better bet to install the Blu-Ray .iso image in the same way :) Thanks for reading, All the best - hope to get myself sorted to come to the mini-Debconf in November - see you then, AndyC > -- > Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com > Support the Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression: http://www.eff.org/cafe/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131026150853.ga4...@galactic.demon.co.uk
