On Sat, Dec 04, 2021 at 12:30:52PM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote: > netinst is cli only
... what? NO! > try > > sudo tasksel > > and choose desktop options. xfce is listed The netinst image contains the same installer as the full DVD-1 image does. The task selection menu that you get at the end of an installation is the same, whether you use netinst or DVD-1. It makes no difference. You can still install a Desktop Environment, or not, as you choose. The only difference is the number of packages contained on the installation medium. With a DVD-1 installer, in theory, if conditions are ideal, most of the packages you select for installation will come from the DVD (or USB thingy if you're using one of those), instead of needing to be downloaded. (In practice, any packages that have received updates since the installation image was created will still need to be downloaded. This can greatly reduce the usefulness of a DVD-1 image over time.) That said, if you want to add new tasks to your system after the installation has completed, your command is valid. You can use "sudo tasksel" to get back to the task selection program that you used during the netinst, or during the DVD-1, installation. You could also use "apt install task-whatever" if you know the name of the metapackage that you want.