On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've tried several small Linuxes from Puppy to DSL. > They all proved that functionally I want is possible in > small distro. > They all have a common problem - need special format > packages for expansion, if available at all. > > agreed. > I want something which can be installed and then be updated > from standard repositories. I lean towards deb packages as I > know already packages I'll want are available there. > agreed. > The standard distros are stuffed with irrelevant software > (office suites/games/etc) AND/OR lack needed such as dialer > for USB connected analog modem. > agreed. > Normal versions of Debian and Ubuntu fail both ways. > Comments? > TIA > here is where we diverge: there is nothing stopping you from telling ubuntu to uninstall everything you don't want/need. apt-get remove [thing I don't want] it's a small effort in searching to find the necessary commands to give you listings of what is installed currently, and (separately) to help you find the package name of the thing you're trying to get rid of. hint: ubuntu "server versions" are exactly identical to desktop versions, with the GUI not installed by default. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
