Re: Debian From Scratch?
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 06:19:05PM +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote:
> Is there any documentation on how to make a small system?
Install a system from scratch and purge everything except essential
packages and whatever's required for your system to boot.
> What is the size of the smallest known working Debian system?
I just got a potato install down to 30Mb. You might be able to get it
smaller than this. It's only barely a Debian system, though. :)
Removing /usr/share/doc and /usr/share/man may also be worthwhile,
although a few things may break.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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