Re: Debian-Lite : The Project
On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, Alec Clews wrote:
> There is obviously a desire to make a small, simple Debian and so I
> propose a project to make
> one available.
>
> +To provide tools to extract the files required to create Debian-lite as
> a subset (100Mb?) suitable for inclusion on a CD with other software
I think should be better that the user installation option produces the
Debian-Lite "installed system" instead of having another CD with the
stuff necessary for this.
What about the already existing ability of dpkg to read a
configuration file whether pre-made or as the result of a Q&A session?
--> (dpkg --get-selection)
If you just put a pre-dselect program that can be bypassed by the
experienced user but is a must for the newbie one, you can achieve the
goal of having a Debian-Lite rising from the Debian system w/o clipping
anything from the later.
In this manner, after the installation, the user could enhance his
system just running dselect, choosing other packages he/she want.
Mario O.de Menezes mailto:mario@curiango.ipen.br
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