Hi, Jacques Toerien wrote: > I suspect I have a corrupt usb install image.
Which image exactly are you using ? Please tell the download URL and a checksum after download (MD5 or some SHA*). > Several files are missing or appear to be part files. Any corruption of files should change the image checksum. So if the checksum matches the published one, then all files are as they were on the Debian machine which built the image. (This does not outrule damage. But that damage would hit everyone who tries to use the published image.) > Is there a way to select the build-essential package during a base install, > or do you have to mount, chroot and change apt.sources after the install? I'm not sure whether https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed will have an answer or whether https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD is up-to-date. If not other members of this list can tell, you will have to ask at debian-cd or debian-live for advise where to look or ask next. But first you should try to find out why you don't get the software of build-essential. Then you can ask the right questions about a remedy. Have a nice day :) Thomas
