[PLUG] Am I asking the "right question"

[Russell Senior]

The following comes with no warranty.  Use at your own risk...

Maybe you could boot the installer media and do something like: dpkg
--get-selections and see what the live CD has installed.  I have no
idea how minimal that is in your view.

On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 6:21 AM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
> I've posted the below to debian-user with the subject line "Wanted --
> installer meta-package(s)". I've tried in the past to approach my ultimate
> goals in different ways. The response I've received generally matches a tag
> line I've seen -- "Universal advice: Don't do that." ;<
>
> Comments? {primarily on how I'm stating my goal}
> I will accept with *OPEN ARMS* a solution.
> A reading list or some key words for a web search will be cheerfully
> accepted.
>
> Thank you.
>
>> I request readers take what I've written very literally. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> I have done an *EMPHATICALLY* minimal Stretch install (LT 800MB) to
>> a partition.
>>
>> I wish to use "apt-get install" to install *ONLY* packages that are
>> required so that the installed system has EXACTLY one function -
>> install Debian on another device or partition. An appropriate pool
>> directory being provided elsewhere.
>>
>> The initial desired result is that someone booting that system will
>> be provided an almost identical experience to someone booting to DVD-1
>> of the Debian installer.
>>
>> The "almost" in the previous paragraph is extremely important.
>> I have some strange views of what an OS for a very mall target
>> audience should do. A very cumbersome preseed.cfg can approach many
>> of my goals.
>>
>>
>>
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