On Sun 15 Apr 2018 at 08:55:45 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I wish to do an _*EXTREMELY*_ minimalist install of Debian to a USB flash > drive (aka /dev/sdb1) assuming use as a MBR device. > > I currently use the i386 flavor of Stretch. > My hardware allows choosing to boot from a flash drive. > > I suspect that if using deboostrap the closest I can come is using > "--variant=minbase" which apparently installs apt. My definition of > "minimalist" would prefer not to.
I decided to answer this post without equating "idiosyncratic" with "bonkers". apt is Priority: important. Try removing it from any Debian system. For installing, your definition of "minimalist" is of no importance or consequence. > For my definitely idiosyncratic purposes *absolutely NOTHING* but grub > related tools will _ever_ be run from this device. > > What are the trade-offs of choosing between debootstrap and grml-debootstap? > I understand that either way I have some reading to do ;/ Does this relate to your suspicions? Or, is it an unrelated question? -- Brian.
