From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from tds-solutions.net (tds-solutions.net [66.220.1.115]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id A50CAC1A37F for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:36:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.20] (unknown [168.103.85.95]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by tds-solutions.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 466EF1611B for ; Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:36:15 -0600 (MDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Subject: Re: an observation, and question From: Tyler Littlefield In-Reply-To: <20100407200243.GA17401@romuald.net.eu.org> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:36:10 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20100406194904.GA32188@romuald.net.eu.org> <4ACB236327324D30A07EA1B6A4933B60@math.wisc.edu> <20100407200243.GA17401@romuald.net.eu.org> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:36:34 -0000 I'm not sure what install you did, but I know it exists, right before = you download packages. it's a big list of packages with webserver, = database server, etc, and you can run down and uncheck everything. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield http://tds-solutions.net Twitter: sorressean On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 >=20 > 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 =20 >> your own wireless router. >=20 > Yes, a Soakris (spelling) machine if I remember right. One of those is > on my own wish list. >=20 >> I think the trick is to install just the base system. During a debian = =20 >> install, a page comes up where you check off which groups of packages = you=20 >> want to install. You can uncheck everything, even the base packages = and=20 >> then your install will take only about 300 Mb of disk space. Even = with a=20 >> dialup connection it doesn't take 24 hours to download 300 Mb. >=20 > 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-neti= nst.iso >=20 > Greg >=20 >=20 > - --=20 > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >=20 > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >=20 > iEYEARECAAYFAku85OMACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyD2mACgzB8UK5UU87R8qnUi9JpW89+7 > LVIAn39Edg1WTRwuXkeD6QRTltqm+8au > =3Dpexo > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup