On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 13:46:12 -0000, Bigsy Bohr wrote: > On 2025-11-04, Greg Wooledge <[email protected]> wrote: > > If "Debian Desktop" is selected, then the installer will choose a Desktop > > Environment *for* you. If the installer is the standard one, it will > > choose GNOME. In theory, this selection could change some day, but > > it has been GNOME for a very long time. > > No, I believe I ticked Desktop Environment (?) and LXDE in the > installer. How this differs from only ticking LXDE, I don't know. But I > know I'm not running Gnome.
*Sigh* Apparently I wasn't verbose enough. If "Debian Desktop" is selected AND NONE OF THE OTHER DESKTOPS ARE SELECTED, then the installer will choose a Desktop Environment *for* you. If the installer is the standard one, it will choose GNOME. In theory, this selection could change some day, but it has been GNOME for a very long time. Again, this part of the installer is confusing as hell, and I truly do not know why they designed it this way, though I suspect it has something to do with supporting the "Live" installer. Unfortunately, none of us are in a position to do anything about it.
