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The "DebianMed/LiveCD" page has been changed by SteffenMoeller: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/LiveCD?action=diff&rev1=28&rev2=29 apt-get update }}} - The whole of med-bio would just fit on a 2GB image, but not both the /var/cache/apt/archives of downloaded .debs 'and' the final installatin. With the current version of apt-get, one needs to install in chunks and delete files earlier. Yes, this is some criticism on apt-get, but I cannot fix this myself. + The whole of med-bio would just fit on a 2GB image, but not both the /var/cache/apt/archives of downloaded .debs 'and' the final installation. With the current version of apt-get, one needs to install in chunks and delete files earlier. Yes, this is some criticism on apt-get, but I cannot fix this myself. * Start with some packages in non-free, if this available '''virtual:'''{{{ @@ -183, +183 @@ apt-get autoremove }}} + ==== EC2: When amending the Alestic Debian Image with the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ==== + + Much respected Debian images for Amazon's EC2 are those of Alestic. Filter for "sqeeze" among the images offered. + * apt-get update # (consider selecting a server closer to your Amazon zone) + * Some bits should be as current as possible, or yet missing (like vim) {{{apt-get install vim debfoster deborphan apt aptitude }}} + * Run above instructions, say "yes" in deborphan except to alien and a purge to rpm, or just exit. + * Change the MOTD (message of the day) {{{vim /etc/motd}}} + * Some tools just "need to be the very latest" {{{ + apt-get -u dist-upgrade # say no, but select those you really want to be upgraded with + debfoster -u g++ coreutils debian-archive-keyring openssh-client openssh-server patch procps psmisc ruby rsync make manpages ifupdown initscripts build-essential tar # you name them, but be careful with kernel-sensitive issues like udev + }} + + === Skit === If following the Cloud/CreateImage description referenced above, please remove the network persistence script in /etc/udev/rules.d - there is no such thing like network persistence for a cloud image. _______________________________________________ debian-med-commit mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-med-commit
