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Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9)

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On Mon 07 May 2018 at 18:37:16 -0400, Dan Norton wrote:

> On Mon, 7 May 2018 23:22:46 +0100
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon 07 May 2018 at 18:04:47 -0400, Dan Norton wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 7 May 2018 10:42:17 -0400
> > > Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >   
> > > > jpff composed on 2018-05-07 12:34 (UTC+0100):
> > > >   
> > > > > Felix Miata wrote:    
> > > >   
> > > > >> My Debian installations are all net installs that include    
> > > >   
> > > > >> 	tasks=standard
> > > > >> base-installer/install-recommends=false    
> > > >   
> > > > >> on the kernel cmdline. I get nothing I don't need installed
> > > > >> that way. Xorg and whatever else I need I get with apt* once
> > > > >> booted normally.    
> > > >   
> > > > > That looks interesting; it attemts to answer my deep problem
> > > > > about no X, xdm, xterm etc.    
> > > >   
> > > > > My problem nowis I do not know where/how to apply this.  I have
> > > > > not seen any mention of a kernel command line in the net
> > > > > install.  More please!    
> > > > 
> > > > I'm not up to speed on the conventional HOWTO for answering this.
> > > > I rarely use conventional installation boot media. Virtually all
> > > > my installs are in multiboot environments. This enables
> > > > installation booting by using a bootloader already present on the
> > > > system, by loading an installation kernel and initrd, complete
> > > > with the parameters mentioned, plus several others, such as
> > > > network configuration, and leaving off quiet and splash=silent.
> > > > 
> > > > IME, virtually any distro's installation media when its presence
> > > > first appears on screen allows for some method of appending
> > > > parameters to the kernel cmdline. It may be an "e" key, or an ESC
> > > > key, or an up or down arrow key, or a function key, and likely
> > > > will suggest how when its screen first paints.  
> > > 
> > > That "kernel cmdline" phrase is a point of confusion. By editing
> > > the "Install" item in the netinst menu, I can change:
> > > 
> > >   linux   /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet
> > > 
> > > ...to this, all on one line:
> > > 
> > >   linux   /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- tasks=standard
> > >   base-installer/install-recommends=false
> > > 
> > > Is that going to result in a minimum installation?  
> > 
> > Leave off tasks=standard for more minimalness.
> > 
> 
> This is getting exciting. Will I still get a command line?

If you mean at first boot; yes.

I preseed in a file with "tasksel tasksel/first multiselect", which
means no task is selected for installation. I've never done it from
a prompt. Perhaps "tasks="?

-- 
Brian.

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A long rant on Debian 9 John <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-06 23:20 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Forest Dean Feighner <forest.feighner@gmail.com> - 2018-05-06 23:40 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 00:20 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 05:40 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:30 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:40 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 23:50 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
              Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 18:00 +0200
            Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-08 09:50 +0200
              Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-05-08 14:00 +0200
                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-08 14:40 +0200
                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 21:00 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
              Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 13:40 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 14:20 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-07 17:10 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 18:00 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 14:30 +0200
      Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
        Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
          Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 00:30 +0200
            Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:40 +0200
              Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 01:20 +0200
                Re: minimal installation Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-12 23:50 +0200
                Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-13 00:30 +0200
            Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 02:00 +0200
              Re: minimal installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:00 +0200
          Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:30 +0200
            Re: minimal installation Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 01:40 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-05-07 01:10 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-07 15:10 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-07 15:40 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 19:20 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 20:20 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 22:40 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 15:40 +0200
            Re: 3-button trackpoint configuration (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:20 +0200

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