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.