On Tue 08 Mar 2022 at 07:11:51 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > As I have a very low data cap and wish to avoid some "recommended" > components I have done:
Low data caps always tug at the heartstrings, but avoiding Recommends: can be a recipe for disaster (for you or us)). My recollection is that you use a set of purchased DVDs for the purpose of saving bandwidth. Hvae you lost them? WARNING: Lateral thinking coming up :). > 1. a text mode install [including "standard utilities"] using > debian-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso . No bandwidth used. > 2. apt-get --no-install-recommends install mate-desktop-environment You have a DVD with that on? > 3. apt-get install xinit > 4. apt-get --no-install-recommends install xorg gparted synaptic pluma xinit, xorg, gparted and synaptic are on DVD-1. -- Brian.
