[sf-lug] Debian install without a desktop

[Michael Paoli]

Probably missed some step or glitched, or not quite correct data input
or selected at some point, or maybe didn't quite go fully through the
process.  In any case, don't need no dang DE to be able to have a
perfectly fine installed bootable Debian system.  I've done it many
many times, and have quite a number of such installations.

> From: "Alex Kleider" <akleider at sonic.net>
> Subject: [sf-lug] Debian install  without a desktop
> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:34:45 -0700

> I've finally begun again attempting to set up Debian without a  
> window manager with plans to install Fluxbox afterwards.
> I did the basic install but toggled (off) the option to install a  
> desk top and all seemed to go well until after the reboot.
> That left me in a state where there was a flashing cursor in the top  
> left corner of the screen but no key board input was recognized.
> I tried Alt-F1, .... Alt-F6 and even Alt-F7 but to no avail.
>
> I then re-did the install all over but this time left the top  
> asterix ('*') in place as shown here:
> {*] Debian desktop environment  # I deleted the asterix on this line  
> the first time.