Re: Including additional packages on the Debian base CD
>>>>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:51:56 +0200, "W. Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> said:
>> Moreover it would be nice to have a tool which builds a minimum
>> Debian mirror with just the packages needed by debootstrap and
>> the most important udebs. I think that this way we could use
>> debian-cd with a bottom-up approach, without downloading a
>> whole debian mirror.
W> I have a receipt for building a partial mirror on my web page.
W> Some people use the scripts successfully for FAI and other
W> purposes. See http://people.debian.org/~debacle/ [look for
W> partial mirror]
Yes I've read it and I'm currently use that approach. But this
solutions sounds me a little bit hackish, and I'd like something
specifically designed for this porpoise.
Anyhow thanks a lot for you document and scripts, which I found quite
quite useful :)
bye,
free
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