Sai Karthik

I do not like the extra apps which ship with debian gnome live iso. So, I found a better way to achieve a minimal GNOME experience.

The process:

• First, Download the debian net install iso

• Flash the iso to an usb stick using the program of your choice. I use dd

• Begin the install process. In the later stage of installer, You will come up with desktop environment selection menu, Skip that stage & complete the install

• reboot & login. After logging in, Install the task-laptop package using sudo apt install task-laptop. If you have a desktop, Then sudo apt install task-desktop should work

• Now, install the gnome-core meta package with sudo apt install gnome-core

• Reboot the pc

Voila! Now you are greeted with gdm login screen & your gnome desktop setup is done. Enjoy the minimal gnome environment & install the additional apps you need.