@Lux8 please list the "approximately 30 non-free components installed" that you have on your system.
Here I have exactly 6 non-free firmware packages installed, all of which are required for my hardware.
Non-free drivers are not what this issue should be about, they generally have to be installed manually. Non-free firmware is what should be considered here, not drivers.
If you search this forum you will find a plethora of cases where problems have been solved by installing appropriate non-free firmware. The decision to include the option to include non-free firmware is pragmatic and essential IMO, but I agree the option to forego this should be functional.
Maybe the issue is that you used the live image to install Debian, and maybe it behaves differently from the netinstall which is the only image I ever use for installation. Or maybe you missed a step? The option to include non-free and non-free-firmware repos is certainly presented during installation from netinstall.
Here I have exactly 6 non-free firmware packages installed, all of which are required for my hardware.
Non-free drivers are not what this issue should be about, they generally have to be installed manually. Non-free firmware is what should be considered here, not drivers.
If you search this forum you will find a plethora of cases where problems have been solved by installing appropriate non-free firmware. The decision to include the option to include non-free firmware is pragmatic and essential IMO, but I agree the option to forego this should be functional.
Maybe the issue is that you used the live image to install Debian, and maybe it behaves differently from the netinstall which is the only image I ever use for installation. Or maybe you missed a step? The option to include non-free and non-free-firmware repos is certainly presented during installation from netinstall.
Statistics: Posted by sunrat — 2024-04-14 23:17 — Replies 7 — Views 94