Thank you again Douglas! I'll look at all the packages you find objectionable. Some are rarely used, of course, but my goal is to put together a rather complete but fully standard Debian stable CLI-only rescue install, mostly because I didn't find one, and I generally find such a separate on-spindle install to be convenient, and I put it into all my boxes.
Now I have a fresh base install ready in a 1-GB "rescue" partition. Once the list is ready I'll make sure all the packages are indeed installable, then I'll try to make a metapackage pulling them all in. Stay tuned... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]