Installing Debian without GUI

[thefewhofollow]

in search of a way to install Debian without GUI and not being a web server. any help would be greatly appreciated.

i love DSL, BlackBox and Red-Hat, Distro would be installed on 80gig hd ,1gig ram, 1.6 cpu

 

[arochester]

Look at: http://www.maketecheasier.com/build-lightweight-linux-for-low-end-laptop

Do : Installing the Core System

UNSELECT EVERYTHING EXCEPT: Standard System Utilities

 

[thefewhofollow]

thank you, that worked great!

 

[jerz4lunch]

UNSELECT EVERYTHING EXCEPT: Standard System Utilities

This is what I do REGARDLESS of how I want to implement a particular setup of Debian. This is because I want to be in control of what packages are installed.