As was pointed out to me, really helpfully, check out the "debbootstrap" package - it'll give you a decent starting point, probably. I used it to build a fake server environment for a vserver setup - using http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/miscprj/s_context.hc
On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 07:13:34AM -0500, Peter Billson wrote: > We are running a router/firewall from a standard Debian distro using > 111Mb, but this includes keeping a local set of logs so getting to your > 100Mb mark should be easy. > > To duplicate the machine after the first set up either dd to a second > disk, and change config files, or do a standard install and do a dpkg > --get-selections '*' > package.list from the master and a dpgk > --set-selections < package.list on the second, third, etc. machine. > Finish up with a apt-get dselect-upgrade and you have a second machine > with all the same packages. > > You also could burn the system to a CD and run from there. > > I'm curious where your 100Mb goal came from? > > Pete > -- > http://www.elbnet.com > ELB Internet Services, Inc. > Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hi List ! > > > > I?d like to get a Firewalling LINUX with IPTABLES into 100 MB for use on a > > couple of ADSL/ISDN/ETH Firewalls. > > For this I`d like to use a stock debian, install onto a slightly larger > > partition and (scripted) remove excess software to make the 100 MB image. > > Advantage for me would be the use of APT on the larger partition to keep > > the software up to date. > > > > Is this the right way to do it ? I could not find a small debian based > > distro with IPTABLES/DSL/ISDN support... > > > > Cu > > Pete -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
