Re: Debian/Debian Gnome

[Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>]

On 2025-11-05 09:43:02 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> I used
> 
> - [X] Debian desktop
>   - [ ] GNOME
>   - [ ] KDE
> 
> expecting to get some common packages (e.g. desktop-file-utils), branding
> like wallpapers, etc., expecting no DE packages. I got GNOME despite it was
> unchecked. Installing new instances is not regular activity for me. Maybe
> next time I will try parent + some non GNOME checkbox to be sure.

I had the same issue with bookworm. I just wanted the packages
common to desktop machines (in particular for the network), but
got GNOME without any warning first. FYI, I was just interested
in Xorg + FVWM, none of the listed desktop environments (IIRC,
this was possible in the past).

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