my /home parition is a glusterfs one, but I had it working with a glusterfs /home partition on a different server, that was a mix of lenny and testing, with python 2.4.
I used a squeeze netinstall CD image, attached to a amd64 vmware guest. I doubt it being vmware is pertinent, but it having been a very minimal netinst quite possibly is relevent. I am attaching the output of dpkg --get-selections in case that helps. Luke
acpi install acpi-support-base install acpid install adduser install alpine install anacron install apt install apt-file install apt-listchanges install apt-utils install aptitude install at install autopoint install base-files install base-passwd install bash install bash-completion install bc install biff install bind9-host install binutils install bsd-mailx deinstall bsdgames install bsdgames-nonfree install bsdmainutils install bsdutils install build-essential install busybox install bzip2 install ca-certificates install checksecurity install chkrootkit install console-setup install console-terminus install coreutils install cpio install cpp install cpp-4.4 install cron install cron-apt install curl install daemon deinstall dash install dbus install dc install debconf install debconf-i18n install debconf-utils install debfoster install debhelper install debian-archive-keyring install debian-faq install debianutils install deborphan install defoma install dialog install dict install dict-bouvier install dict-devil install dict-elements install dict-foldoc install dict-freedict-eng-fra install dict-freedict-eng-ita install dict-freedict-eng-lat install dict-freedict-eng-spa install dict-freedict-fra-eng install dict-freedict-lat-eng install dict-freedict-spa-eng install dict-gcide install dict-jargon install dict-moby-thesaurus install dict-vera install dict-wn install dictd install diction install dictzip install diffstat install diffutils install discover install discover-data install dmidecode install dmsetup install dnsutils install doc-debian install doc-linux-text install dpkg install dpkg-dev install e2fslibs install e2fsprogs install eject install elinks install elinks-data install ethtool install exim4 install exim4-base install exim4-config install exim4-daemon-light install facter install fail2ban install fakeroot install fcheck install file install findutils install fontconfig install fontconfig-config install fortune-mod install fortunes install 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ruby1.8 install screen install sed install sensible-utils install sgml-base install shared-mime-info install sudo install sysklogd install syslog-summary install sysv-rc install sysvinit install sysvinit-utils install tar install tasksel install tasksel-data install tcpd install texinfo install tiger install time install traceroute install ttf-dejavu-core install tzdata install ucf install udev install update-inetd install util-linux install vim install vim-common install vim-runtime install vim-tiny install w3m install wamerican install wget install whiptail install whois install x-ttcidfont-conf install x11-apps install x11-common install x11-utils install x11-xserver-utils install xauth install xfonts-encodings install xfonts-utils install xkb-data install xml-core install xz-utils install zerofree install zlib1g install zlib1g-dev install
