I installed Debian from the net, starting with floppies from a windows machine until i got the debian box on the net. I've installed bit by bit, and have just installed X and fvwm.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks, > > I know LFS, but that is not the purpose. > > The purpose is to start from standard debian packages, but > create smaller indexes, ie. not taking all packages. > > E.g. A small end-user WS could only take some graphical > packages, and games, and some productivity apps, and > that is all, maybe a patched version of the stock kernel > with the low-latency and preemptive patch. > > I consider Debian the best distribution for this, there is an > enormous set of stable packages, but it should be > possible to create a subset distribution of the standard > Debian distribution : without any extra patches, except > for the CD indexes which should contain less packages. > > Regards, > > Jurgen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 10/04/2002 02:33 PM > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: (bcc: Jurgen Defurne/BRG/CE/PHILIPS) > Subject: Re: Building distributions based upon Debian > Classification: > > > Dear all, > > > > I would like to create smaller distribution from Debian 3.0r0, e.g. > one or > > two CD's > > instead of 7, with a whole lot of basic applications, but not much > > redundancy in > > these. > > > > Anyone remember the VAR-Linux Debian CD ? I got one from Las Vegas in > > 1999, > > but they were not done very well. I do not want the same thing to > happen. > > > > I have been busy searching the Debian web site for documentation, but > do > > not > > seem to find something in the way of 'How to build your own Debian > > distro'. > > > > What documentation should I read, and in what order ? > > > > Suggestions ? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Jurgen Defurne > > you _could_ try: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ > > it's not debian specific, but, nonetheless gives good insight into > building your own distro. > > good luck in your quest! i've always wanted a nice 'lite' version of > debian.. the debian ''minimial install' disc seems to suit my purposes > well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
