On 1/6/22 6:41 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
On Tue, Jan 04, 2022 at 06:37:53PM -0800, David Christensen wrote:debian-user I installed debian-live-11.1.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso and updated onto a amd64 computer for graphical desktop usage (e.g. "daily driver"):
I noted that the install was larger (11+ GB) than previous installs using *-xfce-CD-1.iso Debian installers (~6 GB).
You've hit a problem: the live DVDs include a whole bunch of "stuff": much of itshould be de-installed on clean up but there are a few changes that stick, I think - desktop background may be subtly different. The installer is also prepared by different folk from those in the normal CD/DVD images team. I don't know exactly what's in there: maybe contact the team responsible for debian-live?
If you've not got much data copied across yet, I'd suggest a reinstall with the non-free firmware netinst / DVD as you can control this much better. If you only want XFCE, then an expert install will enable you to deselect/uncheck Debian graphical environment as you work through. There is no longer an XFCE install medium on CD - as of Bullseye it became too big to fit. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater
Thank you for the reply and the information. I will try a fresh install via debian-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso. David