Richard Owlett wrote:
I did not use the term "alternate" as that already has a
specific meaning in this context.
I also used "contrarian" instead of "experimental" to
emphasize I'm looking for something aimed at a different
target audience.
My experiments have demonstrated that the Debian installer
team has producer a very robust product which meets the
needs/desires of a very large percentage of its intended
audience.
Having recently read the announcement of apt-offline version
1.2, I think something I'd like would be possible.
What I would like to have:
CLI, dial up on a full analog modem (USB connection), WiFi
connectivity, apt-offline.
Options I would likely download almost immediately:
X11, a very simple GUI (NOT a 'desktop _environment_),
Tcl/Tk & gnuplot (I've existing projects).
TIA
It appears that I can reach my goal using netinst.iso.
I doubt that few, if any, would recommend my goals or route.
From my reading, I suspect that I'm headed down a path
similar to an old/abandoned project for a highly
customizable small footprint Linux install. [Can't recall
the project's name.]
I any case I'll learn the guts of Linux. I'm retired so I've
time and no _outside_ constraints.
Thanks to all.
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