On 06/26/2021 12:31 PM, David Wright wrote:
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I thought we had established last year that you need to install the
initial system without Recommends:
That is EXPLICITLY my goal. I vaguely recall attempting to follow some
suggestions which didn't end well ;{
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/09/msg00436.html
I don't recall that post.
and one possible answer was:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/09/msg00441.html
That has an intriguing section:
This the tail of basically the same installer cmdline I've been using for Debian
for several years, Bullseye the last:
netcfg/get_nameservers=8.8.4.4 netcfg/confirm_static=true tasks=standard
base-installer/install-recommends=false GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
I've lost my local copy of posts from that time period. I can't do it
today, but tomorrow I'll create a local copy of the thread to examine.
I don't remember your ever reporting doing that. Did you try it,
and what was the result? It would be nice to put this problem to bed,
rather than revisiting it ever year.
I tried many things. Usually a mass failure. I'll see what I can re-create.
Thank you.
