[PLUG] A minimalist oriented Debian derivative?

David Bridges david at kisbdnb.info
Mon Jun 29 14:37:15 UTC 2020


There is a difference between the installer and installing packages on
an installed system.

It looks like you can change the behavior.  Checking the apt
configuration on a fairly new install of mine I see that recommended
packages is enabled.

root at jekyll:~# apt-config dump | grep Recommends
APT::Install-Recommends "1";

It looks like you can override that behavior but creating a new file
in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d with something like the following.

APT::Install-Recommends "0";

Might help, might not.

--
David


On Mon, 2020-06-29 at 09:14 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/29/2020 08:40 AM, David Bridges wrote:
> > Not a derivative suggestion but maybe this will help.
> > 
> > When you start the installer if you choose the Expert installation
> > (I
> > believe under advanced section) or if you press the Escape key and
> > type
> > expert at the boot prompt you can get a very minimal system
> > installed
> > although there will be a few more questions that you have to answer
> > along the way.
> > 
> > The trick is when you get to the package selection screen to
> > uncheck
> > everything except for Standard System which will give you only a
> > basic
> > system with no gui.
> > 
> 
> 
> A very fine workaround. Been doing that for years for different
> problems 
> <GRIN>
> 
> My current problem is the official Debian installer is effectively 
> broken. It forces you to accept packages which the repository tags
> as 
> "recommended". The problem is those packages prevent *ME* from using 
> *MY* system for *MY* intended purposes and workflow <*GRUMBLE*>
> 
> So I'm looking for what *I* consider a *WORKING* installer ;/
> 
> 
> 
> > On Sun, 2020-06-28 at 08:45 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > I like Debian very much.
> > > However its default installer coerces an undesirable collection
> > > of
> > > "must
> > > have" applications.
> > > 
> > > I want a MATE desktop with a very sparse selection of apps
> > > installed
> > > by
> > > default. I've discovered that the installer is designed *NOT TO*
> > > implement an equivalent of apt-get's "no-install-recommends".
> > > 
> > > I want a system that allows the use of the standard Debian
> > > repository
> > > but whose installer does not forcibly coerce the installation of
> > > undesired apps.
> > > 
> > > Suggestions?
> > > 
> > > TIA
> > > 
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