Re: Status of Bookworm
On Sat, Dec 04, 2021 at 12:30:52PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote:
> netinst is cli only
... what? NO!
> try
>
> sudo tasksel
>
> and choose desktop options. xfce is listed
The netinst image contains the same installer as the full DVD-1 image
does.
The task selection menu that you get at the end of an installation
is the same, whether you use netinst or DVD-1. It makes no difference.
You can still install a Desktop Environment, or not, as you choose.
The only difference is the number of packages contained on the
installation medium. With a DVD-1 installer, in theory, if conditions
are ideal, most of the packages you select for installation will come
from the DVD (or USB thingy if you're using one of those), instead of
needing to be downloaded.
(In practice, any packages that have received updates since the
installation image was created will still need to be downloaded. This
can greatly reduce the usefulness of a DVD-1 image over time.)
That said, if you want to add new tasks to your system after the
installation has completed, your command is valid. You can use
"sudo tasksel" to get back to the task selection program that you used
during the netinst, or during the DVD-1, installation.
You could also use "apt install task-whatever" if you know the name of
the metapackage that you want.
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