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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can see the reasoning behind having a slim installation media available. I think if they're planning to test this, 23.10 being a testing version, they should have two actual media builds. A full-fat one and a slim one. That way they can measure what people download. They should also measure this over an LTS cycle as many of us don't use non-LTS versions. Perhaps they already have data from the existing installer where people can choose between minimal and standard install. I feel Joey has a point about throwing new users at a barebones install. That would not be a good experience. Even if a slim install media is available, I think so should full-fat.

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