This website interests me:
http://auriza.site40.net/notes/debia...-installation/
When it comes to "5. Install Basic Xfce Desktop" use the first line ONCE (You need to be Root or install sudo)
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apt-get install --no-install-recommends
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. THEN switch to apt-get install XXX and go through one line at a time e.g.
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apt-get install xorg xfce4 slim alsa-base alsa-utils
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apt-get install hal gamin dbus-x11 sudo xdg-utils
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As long as you don't close the terminal it keeps
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apt-get install --no-install-recommends
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and you do not need to reproduce it.
I think that Synaptic will install recommends, at least I cannot yet find a way of stopping it - so look at Synaptic but use the Terminal with
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apt-get install --no-install-recommends
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