On Friday 19 March 2010 03:52:44 pm Mike Viau wrote: > On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:31:44 -0300 <rogluz.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Ok the bigger problem you should have is "what is a base system" > > I agree, what a base system means can be different among users.
I was refering to what Debian calls a 'base' intall and 'standard'. When you install Debian (net install) the base system is installed, then a reboot is done to install any 'tasksel' (gnome the default or alternate desktops) items. i think 'standard' packages are added if you allow aptitude to run after the first reboot without selecting any additional tasks. hope this makes sense. > > >You could run in another box a installation and get a list of the basic > > system packages, but what do you want the box for? give us a user case > > and we would try to sort this mess out for you. > > Thanks :) > > >Definitely purging X is a must -- that will take down about 90% of the > > "flavour" packages and none of the essential stuff, could you not start > > there ? > > Absolutely, I think that would be a good place to start > > >Do you need SQL ? Mail ? Apache ... etc ... > > Not at the moment. My hopes are to remove all the packages that have been > installed as time progressed after the initial installation. I am fine with > keeping the later versions that were not present on the installation media > I used. > > >A use case would be great ... or is this a experiment? > > I suppose I can classify this as an experiment case, whereas I will likely > later on try out various (which may include Apache, Samba, whatever really, > etc) Debian packages on the system. This time I plan to keep better track > of what I have installed so that the packages can be purged easily when I > am finished with the application. > > > Rogerio > > 2010/3/19 Greg Madden <gomadtr...@acsalaska.net> > > On Friday 19 March 2010 01:09:20 pm Mike Viau wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0100 > > > > > > From: iod...@runbox.no > > > > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > > > > Subject: Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system > > > > > > Mike Viau wrote: > > > > In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly > > > > > > > > installed state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly is this possible? > > > > > > -snip- > > > > > > > I was hoping to find a solution for a currently running Debian system > > > > > > > > rather then to create a bare bone baseline or image... > > > > > > Wouldn't the easiest way be to backup all important data and > > > > > > reinstall? That _should_ give the same end result. But if that > > > > > > isn't a viable option for you, please explain why. Is this perhaps > > > > > > a remote server that you can't get your hands on, I can see how > > > > > > that would be a problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Odd > > > > I do have physical access to the box, but it does not have an optical > > drive > > > > to make re-installation painless. I temporarily borrowed a USB drive that > > > > is not with me anymore. The hardware is very recent and last time I tried > > > > to used the net install disk the e1000e driver I was unable to detect my > > > > network card and the Debian setup insisted that I was to use Ethernet > > over > > > > Firewire. > > Would be nice to have a 'snapshot' feature to revert to. I have used > aptitude > > (dselect) to get close to a standard install, base + standard is not that > many > > packages, no X. > > > > It is a bit tedious, but it can be done, Search for and purge xorg, gnome > stuff. > > Aptitude remembers packages that have been installed as recommends and will > prompt > > you to offer to remove them. 'deborphan' can help find & remove orphaned > > libraries. > > > > > > -- > > Peace > > > > Greg Madden > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/201003191448.54996.gomadtr...@acsalaska.net > > > > -M > > _________________________________________________________________ > IM on the go with Messenger on your phone > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712960 -- Peace Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201003191828.20726.gomadtr...@acsalaska.net