On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
> .... > My preferred method don't install rather than don't run. > To do that will typically require some knowledge about how the installer operates to reduce your packages set to a bare minimum. Even there, the best method for being able to repeat this process is to set up a configuration file and do a network install. .... > > The portion of my results that may be useful to the community in > general will be met-packages for better control of what gets > installed. There once was Debian work being done aimed at > embedded systems that was going in that direction. That project > has been terminated as small systems are now so big and fast that > efficiency and careful design for purpose not relevant ;< > Embedded systems have moved on from being able to self-host their development environment as most systems are resource constrained. You just need to know where to look to find their replacements. Some projects: Buildroot or Yocto These aren't distributions but tools to build your own systems. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
