Do i simply install on top of a Debian server OS? Which .iso do I download/install?
I think even XFCE is rather bloated and have Debian XFCE on 2 other drives already, so will test out Debian stable nonfree with xfwm standalone. I have the names of the top 5 packages to add and will worry about the rest later. I am in no hurry to get this perfect yet. But, I would like to install the fundamentals tomorrow.
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I would suggest:
- Use any debian 12 iso
- When you get to the stage where you get to choose what to install (it’s called tasksel and looks like : untick whatever desktop environment is selected. You’ll get a bare minimal install with no graphics server
- Reboot into the installed system, and install whatever you want from there.