Re: Debian Base Install to many un-necessary packages?
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 04:29:12PM +0100, David Nicholls wrote:
I usually do not select any packages to install when prompted, and
although the installer still insists on installing a large number of
unneeded files (dictionarys, nano etc) I usually press contol-C to
cancel that and then manually add vim and ssh... which is really all I
ever want, at least initally.
However, on the latest version, the control-C did not actually stop the
installation!
Any ideas on how to stop this?
Why not let it finish rather than trying to interrupt the process, and
then purge the packages you don't want? Seems a lot less prone to
breakage. The base system installed PPP for me (makes sense to have it
in the base), but I purged it and now it is gone.
If you're installing to a lot of systems, like in a computer lab, then do
it once and clone the drive.
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Steve Block
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