Otavio Salvador wrote: > Ottavio Caruso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I believe that one can trim down a standard debootstrap > >> installation(currently 180MB for sarge and over 230 MB for etch)
> >> hacking one of the related scripts (eg: > >> usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/sarge) and > >> modifying the 'base' variable, e.g.: > >> > >> base="adduser apt apt-utils libdb4.2 at [... snip ...]" > >> > >> As the debian-installer uses debootstrap, I have booted the > >> business card install cd and started a shell but couldn't find > >> debootstrap nor any related scripts. But debootstrap-udeb has > >> definitely such scripts. > >> Where are they, and how can I access them from the b.c. cd or the > >> gtk iso?? > >> > >> I know I could trim the installation later with deborphan or > >> aptitude, but it wouldn't be fun. Any help appreciated. > > You can put the /cdrom/.disk/base_include and > /cdrom/.disk/base_exclude files. > Thank Otavio, my understanding was that 'base_include' adds extra packages to the installed base, and doesn't replace it. As from a old post: >From: Joey Hess > .disk/base_include and .disk/base_exclude can be included on CD >images. > If base-installer finds them, it will use the contents of the files >to > generate --include and --exclude parameters which are passed to > debootstrap. The files just list debian packages, one per line; line > beginning with a # are ignored as comments. Thus you can force > debootstrap to install extra packages that are on the CD, or exclude > others that it would usually install. > > .disk/base_components can also be on a CD. If it is, it is processed > much as are base_include and base_exclude, and is used to form a > --components parameter that is passed to debootstrap. If it's not > present, base-installer currently passes --components=* to >debootstrap; > I don't know if that actually works. This could be useful if you >wanted > to make a CD with non-free parts on it, and force debootstrap to use > them, and install debs from them. Am I wrong? -- Ottavio Caruso I will not purchase any computing equipment from manufacturers that recommend Windows Vista or any other Microsoft® products. http://www.pledgebank.com/boycottvista ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
