On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 07:39:05PM +1000, Robert S wrote: > I'd like to install xorg, but only with the video drivers that I need. I'm > doing a net install. > > A query on the Debian IRC yielded "painfully, without using the meta package > that pulls them in". > > Maybe there's a HOWTO somewhere out there that somebody can direct me to.
I do it by trial and error, but usually I start from the things I know I need for sure. xserver-xorg-video-intel (replace with your driver) xserver-xorg-vesa (just for backup) xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse Spice with some xfonts: xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi (probably don't need those as I run X with 100 dpi) xfonts-base xfonts-terminus (my favorite :) All other xorg packages I can spot are marked auto-installed so they were pulled in as dependencies. Don't forget to turn off recommends first (at least temporary). If I didn't forget anything you should have a running xorg, otherwise post the error message :) Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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