On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:04:24 -1000 david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 02/16/2013 05:10 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: > > 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. > > I find synaptic a much-easier way to manage packages than the cryptic > command lines of apt-get or dpkg. For instance, I can easily see what a > particular package recommends and decide if I want to also include one > or more the recommendations. Don't know what Folderol thinks of that. > Exactly! I use apt-get for the basics, then once I have a desktop, use synaptic for ease of use and visibility. Also, just installing it pulls in a lot of what I'm going to need anyway :) I stress this is for a pretty *basic* install. Depending on what the machine is being used for there is likely to be a lot of other things I'll pull in, which makes synaptic even more desirable. Incidentally, ROX and/or Openbox will pull in xterm. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
