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help with installation?



Hello, is this where I can ask for help?

I am not new to GNU/Linux, but I am new to Debian.  I actually don't know much despite being a Linux user for years, so here's a few questions before I start installing.

1.  I want to install via Live USB.  I want a 64-bit debian. 
    
     I am currently in the page:
     https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
    
     1.1  Which of these should I use?  I want the most lightweight.
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-gnome.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-kde.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-lxde.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-lxqt.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-mate.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-standard.iso.torrent
     debian-live-10.2.0-amd64-xfce.iso.torrent
  
     1.2  I see above different names of desktop environment, but what is 'standard'?
     (second to the last on the list)
 
2.  After installing one of the above onto a desktop or laptop computer, it should already have a window manager, correct?
    
      2.1  Is IceWM lighter than the window manager that comes with any of the above? 
     
       2.2  If answer to 2.1 is yes, can I install it?

       2.3  Can I use IceWM alone? That is, cinnamon, gnome, kde, lxde, lxqt, mate, or xfce,
       uninstalled, or disabled, and only IceWM running.  I'm assuming here that IceWM can
       can be used independently, and does not need to run on top of a desktop environment.
       Sorry if I can't make it clearer than that.

Thank you very much for your time.
Kaye
    

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