When clean-installing Debian 9.4 from "debian-9.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" using the text-based interface, the following dialog appears.
| Software selection | | At the moment, only the core of the system is installed. | To tune the system to your needs, you can choose to install | one or more of the following predefined collections of software. | | [*] Debian desktop environment | [ ] GNOME | [ ] Xfce | [ ] KDE | [ ] Cinnamon | [ ] MATE | [ ] LXDE | [ ] web server | [*] print server | [ ] SSH server | [*] standard system utilities After the installation was performed with "Debian desktop environment" checked and "GNOME" unchecked, I found GNOME installed. It seems that the following three combinations have exactly the same effect, but I am not sure. Please confirm whether the following three combinations have exactly the same effect. | [*] Debian desktop environment | [ ] GNOME | [ ] Debian desktop environment | [*] GNOME | [*] Debian desktop environment | [*] GNOME Does checking "Debian desktop environment" have exactly the same effect as checking "GNOME"?