On Mon 29 Jun 2020 at 10:21:18 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/29/2020 09:12 AM, davidson wrote:
[...]
> > Have you reviewed any notes regarding what it did for you yesterday?
>
> Yesterday's problems stemmed from installing mate-desktop-environment rather
> than task-mate-desktop ;{
>
> >
> > If so inclined, you could review the thread which begins with this
> > post:
> >
> > lists.debian.org/msgid-search/1e117e50-2f61-a487-9663-9b0a8a5b2...@cloud85.net
> >
> > To: debian-user
> > Subject: Configuring WebHTTrack as I WANT
> > From: Richard Owlett
> > Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018
>
> That problem and this week's problems are only loosely related.
> I consider the Debian installer has a design flaw in that it does not allow
> me to install _*ONLY*_ packages required by an explicit depends - it insists
> on installing some undesirable "recommended" packages.
> I've abandoned that fight for the time being.
If you ever take it up again, a wishlist bug against tasksel would be
the way to go. Perhaps ask for a preseed option turning off Recommends:?
--
Brian.
