On 2019-04-24 18:36, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm attempting a very minimal install because:
1. small size in and of itself is a good goal
2. fending for oneself is a valuable educational experience compared
to having everything handed to you on a "golden platter" {Debian's
default installer}
Not sure if you want small Debian is the place to start. Debian is I
think when you want reliability.
Think how it works is you want to build your own kernel with just the
bits you need for your hardware and then install the software that you
want from source.
You can get tiny distributions, Slitax is 32 Mb or something and the
System Rescue CDs have the useful software.
All depends what the end result you want is.
mick