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Re: Debian Tiny Install Suggestions



	Subject: Debian Tiny Install Suggestions
	Date: Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 11:47:44PM -0500

In reply to:Lance Peterson

Quoting Lance Peterson(dlancep@onebox.com):
> I would like to attempt to create a tiny install of Debian.  Not as small
> as the Linux Router Project, but much smaller than the standard base
> system and gear it towards networking/routing/firewalling based on a
> 2.4.x kernel.
> 
> This may have already been done, but I still want to try it.
> 
> Would it be possible to start out with just a kernel and the apt-get
> utility?  Then I can use apt-get to install individual packages as needed
> (with dependents) from my Debian CD-ROM.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help getting this setup.
> 

Do a google search on
mini HOWTO: Installing Debian on 4 MB RAM

Just got that myself but haven't had a chance to look into it yet.
If it fits in 4 Meg of Ram, it should be 'tiny'.

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