On 02/03/2011 10:00 PM, Scott A wrote: > How small a minimal base-install image can one build with live-build > that will run aptitude over a wpa wireless network? > With a cli interface? > With light gui environment?
the manual has some hints on how to build small images. however, sizing down is a manual and iterative task different for every use-case, there's no really a ready made recipe to follow. > I was able to build an minimal xfce live install cd that weighed in as > a 330 meg .iso . With that I could install, reboot, login to the > wireless wpa and upgrade with a gui. gdm3 pulled about 150 meg. don't use gdm3 then, live-config supports autologin with other, lighter display managers too. -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [email protected] Internet: http://people.progress-technologies.net/~daniel.baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
