Hi All, I have been working with the Debian-Installer now and it compiles the GTK mini.iso just fine with default settings.
To add more packages it seems that I need to add a repository and then try to add the package, but in my case, I have downloaded the debian deb package and would like to have it in the source tree for the debian installer to add locally. Is there some way that I can do this since I cannot seem to locate any information on how this might be done? Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks in advance and have a great weekend, Lonnie On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 5:19 PM Geert Stappers <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 05:06:19PM -0400, Lonnie Cumberland wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 5:00 PM Geert Stappers wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 04:51:00PM -0400, Lonnie Cumberland wrote: > > > > > > > > Now I would like take an existing deb package, perhaps convert it to > udeb, > > > > and then install it during the whole re-build of the mini.iso (of > course > > > > with any dependencies as well) > > > > > > > > Any suggestions on how best to proceed? > > > > > > IIRC is that documented in the d-i developer guide. > > > > > > > > Thanks for getting back to me so quickly and I will start digging on it. > > > > On a related question, I was just wondering if it was strictly required > to > > use udeb packages instead of deb packages. in particular, for this single > > package that I want to add. Could it be left as a deb package? > Although, > > I have read that deb packages are basically deb packaged but which have > > been stripped down to take out things like man pages, etc.. > > Indeed, that is what an udeb is. > > Answer on your actual question: I don't for sure. Just dive into the > files that describe "build me a d-i image". You will find a list > of packages that go into the image. Remove one from the list, > build the image, see that the image became smaller. No need to testrun. > Make the list complete plus add your wanted package, see if it builds. > See that it became larger, to a testrun. > > > > Sorry, that I am still a bit new to the Debian Installer but am starting > to > > see how it comes together in my first build effort of the mini-gtk ISO. > > I want to explore how the Installer script works as well. > > Yes, such explorations did me discover a lot of d-i. > > > > Thanks again and have a great night, > > Lonnie > > Yes, it is night in my time-zone. > > > Groeten > Geert Stappers > -- > Leven en laten leven > >
