Hello, I tried several ways of debootstrap, even using --exclude parameter, but I found no way to exclude an essential package from being installed.
For example I want to install a base system without gzip. Not for having a final system without gzip (wich would be quite silly), but by replacing gzip with a link to busybox. I could i.e. create the link by using a hook in /usr/lib/base-installer.d If I create the link to busybox after installing the package, the space of the binary is freed. But if the binary uses a shared lib, which is not used by any other installed package, that space keeps wasted. Is there already a debian way to build a compact base-system by usage of busybox? Or how can I create such a system? Do I have to patch debootstrap or Packages.gz? Any hint is welcome. kind regard Geronimo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
