Package: base-config
Version: 2.53.4
Severity: wishlist
in /usr/lib/base-config/menu/pkgsel:
if ! tasksel -ris $tasksel_param; then
the options "-ris" are hard-coded to install required, important and
standard packages.
this ends up installing gcc, g++, libc6-dev and a number of other
packages which are not needed on many desktop or other installations,
and takes up considerable space on a small hard drive.
possibly through a hidden or low-priority debconf question, it would be
useful to not have tasksel install important and standard packages(i.e.
make the "i" and "s" options configurable instead of hard-coded).
live well,
vagrant
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-386
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii adduser 3.59 Add and remove users and groups
ii apt 0.5.27 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii bsdutils 1:2.12-10 Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii console-data 2002.12.04dbs-46 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall
ii console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-55 Linux console and font utilities
ii debconf 1.4.30.10 Debian configuration management sy
ii debianutils 2.8.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii gettext-base 0.14.1-6 GNU Internationalization utilities
ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30.4 Change and administer password and
-- debconf information excluded
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