Add minicom to Debian Live
Knoppix includes minicom.
It's a useful tool for connecting to routers and other such devices through
your workstations serial port.
It's a small program and it depends on only 2 libraries. Minimal system
impact.
I don't see any reason NOT to include it.
You say that "most people don't need it". How did you come to that
conclusion?
On 3/7/07, Andrew Donnellan <ajdlinux@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/6/07, Blood Soil <bloodandsoil76@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The purpose of this email is to request the addition of 'minicom' to the
> > Debian Live CD.
> >
> > My situation: I wanted to boot from a Debian Live CD and use minicom to
> > connect through my serial port to a Cisco Router. I was disappointed to
> > discover that minicom is not included on the CD.
>
> Apt-get live-package and build your own Debian live CD!
>
> I really don't think minicom should be standard - most people don't
> need it, I have never used it.
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