The following comes with no warranty. Use at your own risk... Maybe you could boot the installer media and do something like: dpkg --get-selections and see what the live CD has installed. I have no idea how minimal that is in your view.
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 6:21 AM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > I've posted the below to debian-user with the subject line "Wanted -- > installer meta-package(s)". I've tried in the past to approach my ultimate > goals in different ways. The response I've received generally matches a tag > line I've seen -- "Universal advice: Don't do that." ;< > > Comments? {primarily on how I'm stating my goal} > I will accept with *OPEN ARMS* a solution. > A reading list or some key words for a web search will be cheerfully > accepted. > > Thank you. > >> I request readers take what I've written very literally. Thank you. >> >> >> I have done an *EMPHATICALLY* minimal Stretch install (LT 800MB) to >> a partition. >> >> I wish to use "apt-get install" to install *ONLY* packages that are >> required so that the installed system has EXACTLY one function - >> install Debian on another device or partition. An appropriate pool >> directory being provided elsewhere. >> >> The initial desired result is that someone booting that system will >> be provided an almost identical experience to someone booting to DVD-1 >> of the Debian installer. >> >> The "almost" in the previous paragraph is extremely important. >> I have some strange views of what an OS for a very mall target >> audience should do. A very cumbersome preseed.cfg can approach many >> of my goals. >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
