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Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop

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On 6/30/25 8:46 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Federico Kircheis wrote:
>> I could not use tasksel and install only what I want, but then I have to
>> learn/verify all programs that are required for a functional environment.
>>
> 
> 
> Don't use a tasksel desktop.
> 
> Install one of these metapackages for KDE:
> 
> kde-full/stable 5:142 amd64
>    complete KDE Software Compilation for end users
> 
> kde-plasma-desktop/stable 5:142 amd64
>    KDE Plasma Desktop and minimal set of applications
> 
> kde-standard/stable 5:142 amd64
>    KDE Plasma Desktop and standard set of applications
> 
> Or xfce4 to get a working XFCE environment.
> 
> There doesn't seem to be a similar metapackage for GNOME, but
> perhaps I just missed it.
> 
> Any of these should get you to a point where everything is
> working.
> 
> -dsr-
> 
> 

Does any of this apply to the MATE desktop? TIA

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A more minimal task-*-desktop Federico Kircheis <federico@kircheis.it> - 2025-06-29 14:50 +0200
  Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2025-06-30 16:10 +0200
    Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Richard Owlett <rowlett@access.net> - 2025-06-30 16:10 +0200
  Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Greg <curtyshoo@gmail.com> - 2025-06-30 18:20 +0200
  Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Michael Paoli <michael.paoli@berkeley.edu> - 2025-06-30 19:20 +0200
    Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Federico Kircheis <federico@kircheis.it> - 2025-07-03 16:40 +0200
      Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2025-07-03 17:50 +0200
        Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Federico Kircheis <federico@kircheis.it> - 2025-07-03 18:20 +0200
          Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2025-07-03 20:10 +0200
          Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Federico Kircheis <federico@kircheis.it> - 2025-07-04 07:10 +0200
            Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2025-07-04 07:30 +0200
            Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Federico Kircheis <federico@kircheis.it> - 2025-07-04 23:10 +0200
              Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Greg <curtyshoo@gmail.com> - 2025-07-05 15:30 +0200
              Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2025-07-05 15:40 +0200
      Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Greg <curtyshoo@gmail.com> - 2025-07-03 18:00 +0200
      Re: A more minimal task-*-desktop Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2025-07-04 03:30 +0200

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