Just network stuff

Just network stuff

[Chuck Hast]

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?

-- 
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."

Re: Just network stuff

[Bob Nielsen]

On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 07:17:08PM -0800, Chuck Hast wrote:
> 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?
> 

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

Re: Just network stuff

[Chuck Hast]

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:04:04 -0800, Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 07:17:08PM -0800, Chuck Hast wrote:
> 
> 
> > 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?
> >
> 
> 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.