One simple alternative is to download wukulu Linux which is Debian with the enlightenment desktop. Then let it upgrade. When I did it I ended up with a good Debian 8 system with everything working, my WiFi, my printers etc.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 09:07:34PM +0200, Zack wrote:
> I do not understand why the installer do not install the desktop environment
> (GNOME).
Maybe you didn't tell it to install it? I don't remember if DE is
selected by default during installation. Probably not cause at least
netinstall has many choices for DE/VM.
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Antti Talsta