1. It doesn't work (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=272360). 2. I'm not sure a novice your will be able to use aptitude on the fly.. remember he doesn't know Debian. 3. Please leave this bug open.
> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > #275907: tasksel: desktop-environment task should be splitted, > which was filed against the tasksel package. > > It has been closed by one of the developers, namely > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is > unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate > message then please contact the developer, by replying to this email. > > Debian bug tracking system administrator > (administrator, Debian Bugs database) > > Received: (at 275907-done) by bugs.debian.org; 11 Oct 2004 04:26:35 +0000 > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Oct 10 21:26:35 2004 > Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from kitenet.net [64.62.161.42] (postfix) > by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) > id 1CGrlb-0003Dr-00; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:26:35 -0700 > Received: from dragon.kitenet.net (unknown [66.168.94.144]) > (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) > (Client CN "Joey Hess", Issuer "Joey Hess" (verified OK)) > by kitenet.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E68C18378 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 23:58:42 +0000 (GMT) > Received: by dragon.kitenet.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) > id BBB5D6E219; Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:52:19 -0400 (EDT) > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:52:19 -0400 > From: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bug#275907: tasksel: desktop-environment task should be > splitted > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; > protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="SkvwRMAIpAhPCcCJ" > Content-Disposition: inline > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i > Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 > (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org > X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER > autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 > X-Spam-Level: > > > --SkvwRMAIpAhPCcCJ > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Lior Kaplan wrote: >> The desktop-environment task needs about 500MB to install >> x-windows-system, kde & gnome. Please provide a way to install only >> the x-windows-sytem or choosing some kind of desktop to be installed >> with it (GNOME, KDE, XFCE...). > =20 > A way is provided: aptitude via the "manual package selection" menu > item. > =20 > --=20 > see shy jo > > --SkvwRMAIpAhPCcCJ > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" > Content-Description: Digital signature > Content-Disposition: inline > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBacszd8HHehbQuO8RAv1CAJ9fS+WjEEMleVStkkUAqhCUu8NtcQCgwrJ3 > +uYuWl/2gAYZEeyY2WDpgmo= > =zBR+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --SkvwRMAIpAhPCcCJ-- > >
