Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-19 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Holger Wansing wrote: > What would people think about such addition to the manual: > > > > diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml > index d7570d6b3..c11cc240d 100644 > --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml > +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml > @@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ always need

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-16 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/16/2020 05:41 AM, Holger Wansing wrote: Hi, Richard Owlett wrote: This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input directly and indirectly related to my problems. I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. It is my understanding that when

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-16 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Richard Owlett wrote: > This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input > directly and indirectly related to my problems. > > I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. > It is my understanding that when MATE is selected, the installer begins >

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-14 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Holger Wansing wrote: > Hi, > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input > > directly and indirectly related to my problems. > > > > I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. > > It is my understanding that

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-14 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/14/2020 10:21 AM, Holger Wansing wrote: Hi, [snip] If you just want an installation with Mate, I don't understand why you would want to remove the 'recommends' but ... Because MATE with all the recommended packages is too cluttered. It has tools to do a range of tasks that most need

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-14 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Richard Owlett wrote: > This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input > directly and indirectly related to my problems. > > I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. > It is my understanding that when MATE is selected, the installer begins >

Correcting typo was [Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples]

2020-06-14 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/14/2020 05:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: This is a rewrite of my original post after having received input directly and indirectly related to my problems. I wish to have an uncluttered install of Debian 10 with MATE desktop. It is my understanding that when MATE is selected, the installer

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-14 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/14/2020 06:51 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: Quoting Richard Owlett (2020-06-14 12:52:10) Reading [https://packages.debian.org/buster/mate-desktop-environment] indicates that not installing "suggested" will achieve my *specified* goal. ^ *TYPO* I was

Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

2020-06-14 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Richard Owlett (2020-06-14 12:52:10) > Reading > [https://packages.debian.org/buster/mate-desktop-environment] indicates > that not installing "suggested" will achieve my *specified* goal. [...] > Append "recommends=false" in 2 trials Suggested and recommended packages are