Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread tomas
On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:21:57PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: [...] > In some sense, if you're using synaptic and a desktop environment you've > already lost a minimal install. A very good point, BTW. My daily driver has no synaptic, for example, and yet it is a far cry from a minimal

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread The Wanderer
On 2022-04-16 at 16:21, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be >> used by *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. > > The goal of the installer - debian-installer -

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 02:24:32PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/16/2022 09:21 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by > > > *ALL* people to use for *ANY*

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread David Wright
On Sat 16 Apr 2022 at 14:31:49 (+), Andy Smith wrote: > On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by > > *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. > > Including yours… > > [problems with

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Brian
On Sat 16 Apr 2022 at 08:50:22 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by > *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. This is your gloss. The goal of d-i is to install Debian. That is its only goal. > I find the resulting

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/16/2022 09:21 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. I find the resulting system: 1. consumes more disk space

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by > *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. Including yours… [problems with Debian installer] > I plan to get around these problems by

Re: What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 08:50:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by > *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. > > I find the resulting system: > 1. consumes more disk space than necessary. > 2. consumes excessive

What is a repository? What is a metapackage?

2022-04-16 Thread Richard Owlett
A goal of the Debian installer is to create a system that can be used by *ALL* people to use for *ANY* possible purpose. I find the resulting system: 1. consumes more disk space than necessary. 2. consumes excessive bandwidth during installation. [I have a low monthly cap on my