[Lilug] Stripping down an Ubuntu Image?

[Kenneth Downs]

Christopher Merlo wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM, dotCOMmie (Ilya S.) 
> <lilug at dotcommie.net <mailto:lilug at dotcommie.net>> wrote:
>
>     Why ubuntu? Use a different distro, maybe DSL will fit the bill
>     better? Failing that I'd recommend doing a minimal debian install
>     (skip software installation stage (dselect) during install
>     process), and then install only the components you need. Building
>     up is a lot easier than stripping down.
>
>
> This is an excellent point.  DSL, MicroLinux, and probably a couple 
> others are designed to run off a thumb drive.  You certainly don't 
> need Gnome or KDE, and all the million apps that would come with 
> either one, so start as small as you can.  I would guess that Ubuntu 
> is probably one of the larger distros.

Well to counter that, the idea is to give people what they are most 
comfortable already looking at, with Andromeda installed and ready to go.


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