Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;)
On 04/24/2019 12:54 PM, Georgios wrote:
My minimal install include just installing standard system utilities.
I believe I accomplished that.
I build my system after that without the use of --no-install-recommends.
Its better to install recommended packages for full functionality of the
installed packages.(Just my opinion)
No major disagreement there. However, quoting myself:
fending for oneself is a valuable educational experience compared
to having everything handed to you on a "golden platter" {Debian's
default installer}
My typical install is to accept everything. But this particular install
is explicitly for investigating the other end of the spectrum. In the
past I have done as many as a dozen full installs to investigate
parameters of current interest.
I am retired, one of my hobbies might be said to be installing Debian ;}
ps. Im using xfce and i usually pick the packages i need.
I'm intentionally being a little more extreme.
ps2.Find your network hardware and see if it needs firmware installed.
I know it does not require a proprietary driver.
It is a USB device compatible with both Windows and Debian. My
experience is that Debian initially sees it as a "disk" and then the
software handling general USB devices downloads "something" from the
device. After that it "just works" ;/
Check you
On 4/24/19 8:36 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm attempting a very minimal install because:
1. small size in and of itself is a good goal
2. fending for oneself is a valuable educational experience compared
to having everything handed to you on a "golden platter" {Debian's
default installer}
My current experiments revolve around defining my personal take on a
minimal MATE desktop. Part of the motivation is that some recommended
packages clash with ones I wish to use. Just removing offending packages
after the fact is unaesthetic.
My test machine has both a default install from DVD 1 and my minimalist
install. I had done a standard install without specifying any GUI or
extra packages.
My base setup was installed by doing
apt-get --no-install-recommends install task-mate-desktop
apt-get install pluma gparted synaptic
All it lacks is internet connectivity.
I have a WiFi hotspot from T-mobile which I effectively use as a modem
(WiFi is intentionally disabled). On the standard install it appears
eth2 on Network Manager Applet.
I used Synaptic to install network-manager-gnome
The apparent problem is that connecting the hotspot does dot trigger the
"connecting" icon.
How do I determine what else I need to install?
[Recall point #2 in my first paragraph ;]
TIA
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