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 From: pawelek.starzynski@gmail.com 
  
 On Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:51:35 +0100 Holger Wansing  
 wrote: 
 > Hi, 
 > 
 > Pascal Hambourg  wrote (Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:30:13 
 +0100): 
 > > > Many users prefer more minimal GNOME install 
 > > 
 > > This is a separate issue, and would require e.g. a new "Minimal GNOME" 
 > > task, and maybe renaming "GNOME" as "Full GNOME". 
 > 
 > Is this "Minimal GNOME" a typical use case? 
  
 I think there are many users who prefer gnome-core over gnome-desktop. 
  
 > We cannot add entries for all possible variations, only the typical ones. 
 > If you have special requirements, you can do this by hand. 
 > 
 > In the installer, don't select a desktop environment, only choose the 
 > "standard system" task. 
 > Then login into your new system as root and call 
 > "apt install gnome-core" 
 > to get your "Minimal GNOME" for example. 
  
 I know that's a way for doing it, but: 
 1) With such approach we don't need tasksel at all 
 2) Isn't it recommended way to install such things like DE, by using 
 tasksel?- so that system can properly deal with packages dependencies? 
  
 
On Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:51:35 +0100 Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> 
 wrote:
> 
 Hi,
> 
> Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org< 
 /a>> wrote (Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:30:13 +0100):
> > > Many 
 users 
 prefer more minimal GNOME install
> > 
> > This is a 
 separate issue, and would require e.g. a new "Minimal GNOME" 
 
> > task, and maybe 
 renaming "GNOME" as "Full GNOME".
> 
> 
 Is 
 this "Minimal GNOME" a typical use case?< 
 /div>

I 
 think there are many users who prefer gnome-core over gnome-desk 
 op.

 
& 
 gt; We cannot add entries for all possible variations, only the typical 
 ones.
> If you have special requirements, you can do this by 
 hand.
> 
> In the installer, don't select a desktop 
 environment, only choose the
> " 
 standard system" task.
> Then login into your new system as root 
 and call
> "apt install gnome-core"
> to get your 
 "Minimal GNOME" for example. 

I know 
 that's a way for doing it, 
 but:
1) With such approach we don't need tasksel at 
 all
2) Isn't it recommended way to install such things like 
 DE, 
 by using tasksel?- so that system can properly deal with packages 
 dependencies?

 
  
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