Re: Anybody know why aptitude is not installed by default in Sid?

[Tim McDonough]

Perhaps there is a way to do this with a CD/DVD boot parameter and I'm 
not aware of it... I wish there was a way to be presented with a more 
complete list of options at install time. On some installations with 
small disks I really don't need all of the documentation, utilities, 
etc. Is there an option that just installs the bare basics of a running 
system with networking and apt-get?

I'm not saying this should be the standard or even the default, just an 
option to provide a quick basic install on a minimal system.

Tim