From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry@gotss.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: an observation, and question
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:05:59 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5BCA16FFD93C43CFB035D0319A560C13@kazam> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100407200243.GA17401@romuald.net.eu.org>
You need to do an expert install to get the tasksel page if I recall
correctly.
at the boot prompt key in expert
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From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romuald.net.eu.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: an observation, and question
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> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 09:49:13AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote:
>> For instance, I have a little computer that is intended for you to build
>> your own wireless router.
>
> Yes, a Soakris (spelling) machine if I remember right. One of those is
> on my own wish list.
>
>> I think the trick is to install just the base system. During a debian
>> install, a page comes up where you check off which groups of packages you
>> want to install. You can uncheck everything, even the base packages and
>> then your install will take only about 300 Mb of disk space. Even with a
>> dialup connection it doesn't take 24 hours to download 300 Mb.
>
> Hmmm, I don't remember such a page. When I installed it, it was a
> simple text interface, 1 for yes, 2 for no, and numbers on other pages
> for configuration options, such as partitioning disks and so forth. I
> don't recall seeing a page with checkboxes of any sort during the
> install. I got the iso I used from:
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/i386/iso-cd/debian-504-i386-netinst.iso
>
> Greg
>
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Gregory Nowak
` Alex Snow
` Joseph C. Lininger
` John G. Heim
` Gregory Nowak
` Tyler Littlefield
` Gaijin
` John G. Heim
` John G. Heim
` Gregory Nowak
` John G. Heim
` trev.saunders
` Gregory Nowak
` Kerry Hoath
` Gregory Nowak
` Igor Gueths
` virtualization, was: " Gregory Nowak
` trev.saunders
` Igor Gueths
` Gregory Nowak
` Igor Gueths
` Gregory Nowak
` Gaijin
` Joseph C. Lininger
` Kerry Hoath [this message]
` Jason White
` Tony Baechler
` trev.saunders
` John G. Heim
` Tony Baechler
` Gregory Nowak
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