On 06/29/2020 09:37 AM, David Bridges wrote:
There is a difference between the installer and installing packages on
an installed system.
That is the *CRUX* of the situation. I already have absolute control
over adding new packages to an existing system.
I want that level of control during *INITIAL* system install.
It looks like you can change the behavior. Checking the apt
configuration on a fairly new install of mine I see that recommended
packages is enabled.
root@jekyll:~# apt-config dump | grep Recommends
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
It looks like you can override that behavior but creating a new file
in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d with something like the following.
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
Might help, might not.
--
David
On Mon, 2020-06-29 at 09:14 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/29/2020 08:40 AM, David Bridges wrote:
Not a derivative suggestion but maybe this will help.
When you start the installer if you choose the Expert installation
(I
believe under advanced section) or if you press the Escape key and
type
expert at the boot prompt you can get a very minimal system
installed
although there will be a few more questions that you have to answer
along the way.
The trick is when you get to the package selection screen to
uncheck
everything except for Standard System which will give you only a
basic
system with no gui.
A very fine workaround. Been doing that for years for different
problems
<GRIN>
My current problem is the official Debian installer is effectively
broken. It forces you to accept packages which the repository tags
as
"recommended". The problem is those packages prevent *ME* from using
*MY* system for *MY* intended purposes and workflow <*GRUMBLE*>
So I'm looking for what *I* consider a *WORKING* installer ;/
On Sun, 2020-06-28 at 08:45 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
I like Debian very much.
However its default installer coerces an undesirable collection
of
"must
have" applications.
I want a MATE desktop with a very sparse selection of apps
installed
by
default. I've discovered that the installer is designed *NOT TO*
implement an equivalent of apt-get's "no-install-recommends".
I want a system that allows the use of the standard Debian
repository
but whose installer does not forcibly coerce the installation of
undesired apps.
Suggestions?
TIA
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