Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Folderol Newsgroups: comp.sys.raspberry-pi Subject: Re: Raspbian Jessie is here Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:30:31 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 32 Message-ID: <20150930183031.1355f893@debian> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="4c8c017bf2000d02e906f28de06f0c9d"; logging-data="19227"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19khnOylLPj8Xu/r8f3o9D36JBBvHYWHdE=" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.11.1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:2qyvgZFqeQiZvYXsjzPDokEMhR4= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.raspberry-pi:9730 On 30 Sep 2015 17:20:54 GMT ray carter wrote: > On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:50:34 +0100, cl wrote: > > > Dave Farrance wrote: > >> https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbian-jessie-is-here/ > > > > Excellent! > > > > One question though, will there be a 'server' version or something > > similar? I use my RPis headless and have no need of X or any of the big > > new applications like Epiphany or LibreOffice. Not installing all the > > GUI/X stuff will save a lot of space. However I do want to keep up with > > the latest version if possible. > > I know that on other architectures, it is possible to install Debian via > a 'net install'. It works from a small image on flash drive or hard > drive. During installation, you can choose whether you want a gui desktop > installed or not. So, you may be able to do a minimal install on the pi - > I've not explored that possibility though I've done it many times on > desktop machines. Ha! Beat me to it. I was about to say exactly the same :) Actually, I use this route even if I *do* want a gui. That way I know what is being installed. -- W J G