Just network stuff
I took all of my collection of Debian CD's and attempted to set up a machine to do just network, and particularly IP/AX25/FPAC/ROSE/NetRom/other networking goodies, seems that even good old debian decided to add a lot of stuff that I do not think I need for such a machine.
I was thinking that there was a set of special install or small install scripts that you could select from at boot time, but I only found the "compact" entry, but when I ran dselect, it proceeded to install a boatload of stuff that I do not think i need (BIFF?!?!) I am not interested in this thing doing e-mail or web stuff (it installed apache and I do not recall selecting that one at any time)
Beyond the ax25-howto is there a good guide as to what all to allow the installer to install and not install?
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Chuck Hast To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."
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I took all of my collection of Debian CD's and attempted to set up a machine to do just network, and particularly IP/AX25/FPAC/ROSE/NetRom/other networking goodies, seems that even good old debian decided to add a lot of stuff that I do not think I need for such a machine.
I was thinking that there was a set of special install or small install scripts that you could select from at boot time, but I only found the "compact" entry, but when I ran dselect, it proceeded to install a boatload of stuff that I do not think i need (BIFF?!?!) I am not interested in this thing doing e-mail or web stuff (it installed apache and I do not recall selecting that one at any time)
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Beyond the ax25-howto is there a good guide as to what all to allow the installer to install and not install?
When you get to the point where it wants to run dselect, stop there!
You will at this point have a pretty minimal system and can install any wanted packages with apt-get.
73,
Bob, N7XY
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I took all of my collection of Debian CD's and attempted to set up a machine to do just network, and particularly IP/AX25/FPAC/ROSE/NetRom/other networking goodies, seems that even good old debian decided to add a lot of stuff that I do not think I need for such a machine.
I was thinking that there was a set of special install or small install scripts that you could select from at boot time, but I only found the "compact" entry, but when I ran dselect, it proceeded to install a boatload of stuff that I do not think i need (BIFF?!?!) I am not interested in this thing doing e-mail or web stuff (it installed apache and I do not recall selecting that one at any time)
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Beyond the ax25-howto is there a good guide as to what all to allow the installer to install and not install?
When you get to the point where it wants to run dselect, stop there!
You will at this point have a pretty minimal system and can install any wanted packages with apt-get.
OK, then I think the best thing is just to re-format and re-install the OS. I think
that will be faster than setting there trying to clean it up.
All I need to handle is the networking stuff, I do need to be able to do USB and PCMCIA, because I am using older slower laptops (make nice node/switch boxes, particularly if you get the ones which are ran off of 15V PSU's. I run the old Toshibas off of the 13.8v bus that powers the radios, the toshibas seem to operate just fine even when the power goes and it is all running off of the gell
cell battery) for size and to keep power demands down.
Thank you again for the info.