17 Feb
2013
17 Feb
'13
4:28 a.m.
On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 09:50:53AM +0000, Folderol wrote:
For some time now, and for work as well as home office
& DAW, I install the
absolutely minimum debian (not even the desktop initially), install mingetty
[...]
I then use apt-get to install synaptic, openbox and
rox-filer. This
One reboot and I'm into a fully functional minimum desktop, after which I use
synaptic to pull in whatever else I need, depending on what the machine is
going to be used for - I compile specialist stuff of course.
Of course, if you were running a truly minimum desktop, you don't even
need synaptic because apt-get is installed anyway.
If you are going to be compiling stuff, then you at least have an xterm,
right?
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