Re: Debian Tiny Install Suggestions
On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Lance Peterson wrote:
> 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
> 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.
Start with a base system and remove packages you don't want.
Replace packages with your own smaller packages as you desire.
Making a small linux system isn't difficult. Making a tiny-debian
system which can be merged into the standard release might require
a lot of attention to the dependency tree. And would be
a nice thing!
rob Live the dream.
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