debian-setup

GNOME Core Reduced

There is the gnome-core metapackage that can be installed.

sudo apt-get install gnome-core

If gnome-core does not look lean enough, the following packages are hand-picked from the gnome-core list:

sudo apt-get install \
        xserver-xorg \
        gdm3 \
        gnome-session \
        gnome-shell \
        gnome-keyring libpam-gnome-keyring \
        gnome-control-center \
        ptyxis \
        network-manager-gnome \
        pipewire-audio

• xserver-xorg – The X server, input drivers, video drivers
• gdm3 – The display manager
• gnome-session – The session manager
• gnome-shell – This points to Mutter
• gnome-keyring, libpam-gnome-keyring – The GNOM keyring packages
• gnome-control-center – The “Settings”
• ptyxis – The terminal emulator
• network-mananger-gnome – Optional, if you want to manage network
• pipewire-audio – Optional, if you want audio

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