On Friday 06 December 2019 16:28:27 Felix Miata wrote:
> William Morder via trinity-users composed on 2019-12-06 15:40 (UTC-0800):
> > We'll be testing these scripts of yours whenever next I reinstall my
> > system. If it eliminates the need to install the MATE desktop, then you
> > definitely will be owed props from everybody.
>
> From those who don't know how to do a minimal base install sure, but not
> from everybody. There's no need to install Mate or KDE or any other DE
> before adding TDE. Minimal installation with no X or DE, then adding, TDE
> has been normal procedure here since I learned of TDE.

Okay, okay. Maybe not props from "everybody"; but he has shared his knowledge 
with us, showed us another possible way to do things. 

For myself, doing a minimal installation would be okay, if I had another 
system on which to experiment. But all in good time. 

Bill