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Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;)

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I'm attempting a very minimal install because:
1. small size in and of itself is a good goal
2. fending for oneself is a valuable educational experience compared
    to having everything handed to you on a "golden platter" {Debian's
    default installer}

My current experiments revolve around defining my personal take on a 
minimal MATE desktop. Part of the motivation is that some recommended 
packages clash with ones I wish to use. Just removing offending packages 
after the fact is unaesthetic.

My test machine has both a default install from DVD 1 and my minimalist 
install. I had done a standard install without specifying any GUI or 
extra packages.

My base setup was installed by doing
   apt-get --no-install-recommends install task-mate-desktop
   apt-get install pluma gparted synaptic

All it lacks is internet connectivity.
I have a WiFi hotspot from T-mobile which I effectively use as a modem 
(WiFi is intentionally disabled). On the standard install it appears 
eth2 on Network Manager Applet.

I used Synaptic to install network-manager-gnome
The apparent problem is that connecting the hotspot does dot trigger the 
"connecting" icon.

How do I determine what else I need to install?
[Recall point #2 in my first paragraph ;]
TIA

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Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-24 19:40 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-04-24 20:20 +0200
    Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-24 21:40 +0200
      Progress - was [Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;)] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-24 22:30 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Georgios <gpdsbe+debian@mailbox.org> - 2019-04-24 20:20 +0200
    Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-24 20:50 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-04-24 21:40 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-04-24 21:50 +0200
    Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-24 22:30 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;) Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2019-04-25 03:20 +0200
    Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-25 05:10 +0200
      Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-04-25 07:30 +0200
        iwd and DNS (was: Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;)) Erik Josefsson <erik.hjalmar.josefsson@gmail.com> - 2019-04-25 11:40 +0200
          Re: iwd and DNS (was: Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;)) mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-04-25 12:00 +0200
          Re: iwd and DNS (was: Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;)) Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2019-04-25 12:20 +0200
          Re: iwd and DNS (was: Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using  --no-install-recommends ;)) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-04-25 17:50 +0200
  Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;) Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2019-04-26 11:30 +0200
    Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends  ;) Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-26 14:20 +0200
      Re: Attempting a VERY minimal install (using --no-install-recommends ;) Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2019-04-26 15:10 +0200

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