Martin Read wrote:
On 31/10/15 12:02, Chris Bannister wrote:Logically, doesn't it make more sense to make it so that you install with the minimum number of packages necessary, and then download any extra packages you want *after* the install?Only if you accept austere minimalism as axiomatically good.
*YES* <grin>That 'yes' would not have been so bold except Debian defaults go too far in the other direction. E.G. I just installed Squeeze to one machine be cause I like some Gnome2 features that Gnome3 zapped and I'm not sure exist in MATE (am investigating).
Applications->Internet lists 8 applications, none of which are of interest and does not list the only internet application I need (SeaMonkey). System->Administration lists 10 applications, only 1 of which I use more than once a month (Synaptic) and doesn't list one I use almost daily (Gparted).
I'm working on learning debootstrap and multistrap to have things suitably minimal and powerful simultaneously.