Re: Mail clients attaching files (was Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system)

2010-03-23 Thread Lisi
On Tuesday 23 March 2010 03:29:05 Ron Johnson wrote: Next time you attach such a file, I suggest that you add a .txt so that your email/webmail app knows that it is a text file, instead of base64 encoded application/octet-stream. (Iceweasel/Thunderbird seems to peek into it, probably using

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-22 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,19.Mar.10, 17:28:20, Greg Madden wrote: I was refering to what Debian calls a 'base' intall and 'standard'. When you install Debian (net install) the base system is installed, then a reboot is done to install any 'tasksel' (gnome the default or alternate desktops) items. i think

Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-22 Thread Mitchell Laks
On 23:37 Fri 19 Mar , Mike Viau wrote: My output with the suggestion above. debian:~# dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 (awk '{if ($2==install) print $1}' debian-5.04-base-selections | sort) (dpkg --get-selections | awk '{if ($2==install) print $1}' | sort)) bash: command

RE: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-22 Thread Mike Viau
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:01 -0400 ml...@post.harvard.edu wrote: On 23:37 Fri 19 Mar , Mike Viau wrote: My output with the suggestion above. debian:~# dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 (awk '{if ($2==install) print $1}' debian-5.04-base-selections | sort) (dpkg

Mail clients attaching files (was Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system)

2010-03-22 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-22 21:56, Mike Viau wrote: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:01 -0400 ml...@post.harvard.edu wrote: On 23:37 Fri 19 Mar , Mike Viau wrote: My output with the suggestion above. debian:~# dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 (awk '{if ($2==install) print $1}'

RE: Mail clients attaching files (was Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system)

2010-03-22 Thread Mike Viau
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:05 -0500 ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: On 2010-03-22 21:56, Mike Viau wrote: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:01 -0400 ml...@post.harvard.edu wrote: On 23:37 Fri 19 Mar , Mike Viau wrote: My output with the suggestion above. debian:~# dpkg

Re: Mail clients attaching files (was Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system)

2010-03-22 Thread Tom Furie
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:29:05PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-03-22 21:56, Mike Viau wrote: Attached for you convenience! sourced from: Debian Lenny Next time you attach such a file, I suggest that you add a .txt so that your email/webmail app knows that it is a text file, instead

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-20 Thread Stefan Monnier
I suppose I can classify this as an experiment case, whereas I will likely later on try out various (which may include Apache, Samba, whatever really, etc) Debian packages on the system. This time I plan to keep better track of what I have installed so that the packages can be purged easily

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-20 Thread Rogerio Luz Coelho
2010/3/20 Stefan Monnier monn...@iro.umontreal.ca I suppose I can classify this as an experiment case, whereas I will likely later on try out various (which may include Apache, Samba, whatever really, etc) Debian packages on the system. This time I plan to keep better track of what I have

How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
Hello Debian users, I was looking for a way to purge or remove all the packages that were installed on a Debian system after the initial (bare bone) minimal system installation. I have searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems like the topic

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Chris
Mike Viau wrote: Hello Debian users, I was looking for a way to purge or remove all the packages that were installed on a Debian system _after_ the initial (bare bone) minimal system installation. I have searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems like

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:02:30 -0500 From: rac...@makeworld.com CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Mike Viau wrote: Hello Debian users, I was looking for a way to purge or remove all

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Odd
Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly is this possible? -snip- I was hoping to find a solution for a currently running Debian system rather then to create a bare bone baseline or image... Wouldn't the

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 From: iod...@runbox.no To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-19 15:21, Mike Viau wrote: [snip] I was hoping to find a solution for a currently running Debian system rather then to create a bare bone baseline or image... I did that once, for a little Debian-based router. Got it down to 250MB, even including Python and ssh. But that was

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Bird
On Fri March 19 2010 12:55:47 Mike Viau wrote: I was looking for a way to purge or remove all the packages that were installed on a Debian system after the initial (bare bone) minimal system installation. I have searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Greg Madden
On Friday 19 March 2010 01:09:20 pm Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 From: iod...@runbox.no To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Rogerio Luz Coelho
pm Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 From: iod...@runbox.no To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly is this possible? -snip- I was hoping to find a solution for a currently

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
On Friday 19 March 2010 01:09:20 pm Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 From: iod...@runbox.no To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:48:54 -0900 gomadtr...@acsalaska.net wrote: Would be nice to have a 'snapshot' feature to revert to. I have used aptitude (dselect) to get close to a standard install, base + standard is not that many packages, no X. Yes I agree it would be a very handy feature.

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems like the topic of interest was to reduce the memory consumption of the installed system, which is not my consern. In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state, without reinstalling

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:13:49 -0500 ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:48:54 -0900 gomadtr...@acsalaska.net wrote: Would be nice to have a 'snapshot' feature to revert to. I have used aptitude (dselect) to get close to a standard install, base + standard is not

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Greg Madden
...@acsalaska.net On Friday 19 March 2010 01:09:20 pm Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 From: iod...@runbox.no To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system Mike Viau wrote: In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly is this possible? -snip- I

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Bird
bone) minimal system installation. I have searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems like the topic of interest was to reduce the memory consumption of the installed system, which is not my consern. In essence I would like to revert my system

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-19 21:26, Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:13:49 -0500 ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: [snip] I see no purpose, when you can do this at any time: COLUMNS=180 dpkg -l | grep ^i | \ cut -c4-44 installed.packages.`date +%Y%M%d-%H%m` Since that's obviously a pain to

RE: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
the packages that were installed on a Debian system after the initial (bare bone) minimal system installation. I have searched on Google for How to reduce a Debian system to a base system but it seems like the topic of interest was to reduce the memory consumption of the installed system

RE: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Viau
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:06:02 -0500 ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: On 2010-03-19 21:26, Mike Viau wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:13:49 -0500 ron.l.john...@cox.net wrote: [snip] I see no purpose, when you can do this at any time: COLUMNS=180 dpkg -l | grep ^i | \ cut -c4-44