Re: Can Debian's paranoia be tamed

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> Le 23.11.2012 02:06, Richard Owlett a écrit :
> > berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> > > Remove gdm, and put in the file "/root/.bash_profile"
> > > following lines:
> > > ===========
> > > if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) == /dev/tty1 ];then
> > >      startx
> > > fi
> > > ===========
> > > To have a auto-login, you can also modify "/etc/inittab" and
> > > replace a "/sbin/getty" by "/bin/sh".
> > > The better with those solutions is the removal of a useless
> > > software.
> >
> > That is reason I'm learning Debian instead of Ubuntu.
> > I'm exploring just how many undesired I get with any
> > flavor of Gnome.
> > I suspect I'm looking more for a display manager than a
> > desktop
> > environment. I'm beginning to think the line between them
> > can at times
> > be blurry.
>
> I can understand, I did the same.
> IMHO, best WM are tiling one, and in those, I have choosen
> i3, for it's ease of configuration and the philosophy is not
> to limit the number of lines of code, just to not add
> useless features (avoid making a bloatware)

I experimented with several desktops and liked the look and 
feel of Gnome best. That may change with the newest Gnome - 
do not like what I've seen so far.

> My other advice would like to install debian with as less
> packagages as possible: aka: disable all task at install
> time, and add softwares one after one when you need it.

That's the procedure I've been using.

> Also, keep a file to remember which soft you prefer, because
> you'll need many experimentation.

I hope to do that by a series of preseed.cfg files. That 
will allow me to easily reinstall a previous configuration 
for comparison to whatever is my current "favorite".